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Can the Next Tsunami Strike Home?
(Earth Sciences)

On the morning of 21 July 365 CE, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Greece triggered a killer Mediterranean tsunami, more than 30 m high, that devastated our home city of Alexandria. 

Water Shaping Human Civilization
(Earth Sciences)

Water is the most powerful element on the planet. 

Easter Island: A Lesson for Humanity
(Earth Sciences)

Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the Southeast Pacific Ocean.

Scientists Discover the Largest Structure in the Universe
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

If you think the Sun is big, think again. 

Placebo Effect
(Health and Diseases)

Feed a sick man a dummy pill that he thinks will cure him, and often his health will improve in a similar way to someone taking real drugs. In other words, a bunch of nothing can improve your health.

The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
(Health and Diseases)

More than eight decades ago, the discovery of antibiotics caused a revolution in the treatment of infections, transforming once deadly diseases that killed thousands every year into manageable health problems, treatable by a simple course of antibiotics.

World War II
(Education, Business, and Society)

World War II was a long and bloody war that lasted for six years.

Geothermal Energy
(Earth Sciences)

As we are encountering the forthcoming crisis of fossil fuels depletion, many regions of the world started to depend on geothermal energy as an affordable, sustainable, reliable, and environmentally friendly solution. 

Household Vampires
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Power bills represent a monthly nightmare for every household; they require much money from the monthly budget. 

Compressors
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Compressed air can be used in a variety of ways, but we have to know how we can obtain compressed air.

Hyperloop
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Everyone in the world is concerned about the future of transportation. 

The Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant: The World’s Largest Tidal Power Station
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

South Korea is considered the world’s fourth largest oil importer, taking in 2.5 million barrels of oil daily.

Zafarana Wind Farm: Egypt’s Largest Wind Power Plant
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

In early 1980s, the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Energy formulated its national strategy in the field of NRSE as an integral part of its global energy strategy. 

Eco-Fire
(Inventions and Innovations)

South Africa is a country where many people still struggle to find a sustainable and constant source of energy. 

Cooking Oil Can Run Your Car Too!
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Have you ever heard of cars running on vegetable oil? 

Fusion Power
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

One of the most promising, yet difficult to achieve alternatives to current power sources is nuclear fusion.

Steam Power and the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840)
(Inventions and Innovations)

The Industrial Revolution began in England, then spread throughout Europe and then North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Get Ready For Wireless Power
(Inventions and Innovations)

We live in the era of wireless devices; satellites, cell phones, laptops, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2G, 3G, 4G.

Earthships: Off The Grid Eco-Homes
(Education, Business, and Society)

If you look at pictures of “Earthships” they may seem to you like houses with a Sci-Fi flare to them. 

Human Electricity
(Human Body)

Without electricity, you would not be reading this article right now.

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