Articles (Art)

Capturing Wildlife: Adventure Techniques
(Science and Art)

Wildlife is teeming with beauty, originality, and splendor; many photographers from all over the world try to convey this fabulous life by capturing special images of the animals in the forests. Although it is not that easy to take these shots, it is never impossible; wildlife photography is very similar to sports photography and trying to capture athletes in motion.


Feel the Movie
(Technology and Inventions)

The world we see has three dimensions: height, width, and depth. However, the movie industry is determined not to stop at just that.

The Art of Education
(Education)

Not only is art a healthy channel of expression, simple creative activities are some of the building blocks of child development.


Stay Tuned: History of Broadcasting
(Technology and Inventions)

Broadcasting dramatically changed life; radio, and later television, brought news and information from around the world into homes.


Maker Movement: From Candy Molds to 3D Printers
(The Scientist Inside You)

Everyone has once created something; it is not new for humans to innovate solutions and share new paths with others; we are all makers.


Primitive Writing Systems
(Human Civilization)

Writing held an extremely special and important role among ancient societies as myths were drawn up to explain its divine origin.


Conquer Stage Fright: Be Shiny and Bright!
(Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health)

If you have had to speak or perform in public before, you might be familiar with sweaty palms, shaky knees, and a racing heart. You are not alone!


Secondary Education and Success Measures
(Education)

A top faculty, money, prestigious career, and happiness; all are measures of success as seen by many. 

Milky Symphony
(Animal and Plant Life)

We always hear music as a tool that helps relieve stress and makes us feel better in hard times. Do the same thing can happen to cows?

Princess Andromeda’s Story: The Iconic Victory of Good over Evil
(Science and Art)

Hollywood produced twice the Greek myth of "Princess Andromeda", which every astronomer, amateur astronomer, or sky observer recalls while looking at the Andromeda Constellation.


Black Mirror: A Look at a Dystopian Future
(Science and Art)

Black Mirror is a famous dystopian TV series about the potential horrors of technology in the future.

Warning from WALL-E!
(Science and Art)

A cautionary tale that takes place several hundred years in the future, “WALL‑E” reflects how, if misused, technology can ruin our life instead of improving it.


Cast Away
(Science and Art)

If you were stranded on a remote island, all alone, and could only take five things with you, what would they be?


Pandemic: To Predict and Prevent
(Science and Art)

Netflix released a documentary series entitled Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak, coinciding with the outbreak of COVID-19. As it turned out, it was filmed and produced before the coronavirus outbreak.


Contagion (2011): When Fiction Becomes Reality
(Science and Art)

One sobering and undeniable example of a prognostication that became a reality is the plot of the pandemic-based blockbuster movie Contagion, released in 2011, in relation to the COVID19 pandemic, which hit the world in late 2019.


When the Hero is also the Villain
(Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health)

What makes us think of certain people as heroes or villains? Is it their compassion? Their body shape? Their selfless or greedy acts? Or, is it our own perspective that controls the way we look at them? Can someone be both a hero and a villain?

The Sky and Earth from an Artist’s Point of View
(Science and Art)

Since the beginning of time, the relationship between Sky and Earth has occupied human thought and imagination; it has always been a topic for various artistic works that express the artist's interpretation of this relationship.


Chemistry against Crime
(Chemistry: Our Life, Our Future)

As nighttime descended, the silence was shattered by the loud barks of an agitated dog that led the Crime Scene Investigation team, who collected and preserved samples and potential evidence. Sounds familiar? 

The Necessity of Expression
(Science and Art)

Self-expression is as vital to living as breathing; it is how we interact with others and the world. It can be supremely fulfilling or irritably frustrating.

Mother Knows Best
(Science Story Time!)

Sitting down with his small family to watch their favorite daily series, Ahmed hears “etchiu!”; the sound of his younger sister sneezing several times, but no one is paying attention. He looks at his parents and wonders: Are these the symptoms of COVID-19?


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