Articles (Biology)

Wombs Can Hear!
(Science Fun Time: Stories and Activities)

The five senses of the embryo keep developing all along pregnancy. 


When to Feed Your Baby Solid Foods?
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

When my baby was two months old, elder mothers advise me to feed him biscuits but I researched the topic extensively.

Divers by Nature
(Human Body)

The idea of living under water among sea creatures has always been my childhood fantasy. However, when I try to hold my breath underwater I would, as any normal person, suffocate, but not the Bajaus.


Most Famous Diets
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Diets have become more than just a means to lose weight; they are now a lifestyle for those who are seeking a healthy life.

Laser Vision Correction Surgeries
(Health and Diseases)

Eyeglasses, followed by contact lenses, have been the most common vision correction option; however, over the past years, other options have evolved.


Cholesterol
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

We often hear about foods that are high in cholesterol, but we need to know what cholesterol is and why it has such a bad reputation.

2018 Nobel Prize: Immunity and Cancer Cure
(Health and Diseases)

In 2018, Professor James P. Allison and Professor Tasuku Honjo were jointly granted the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their developing a non-conventional cure for cancer.

She Thought, He Thought
(Science Fun Time: Stories and Activities)

After shopping, I'll go to the hairdresser then I'll have to pass by my mother, and go home to prepare lunch before the kids come back from school.


Men vs Women: Are They Mentally Different?
(Human Body)

Differences in mental abilities, between humans in general, and between women and men specifically, have always been a topic of debate among researchers and scholars.


Chemical Elements in the Human Body
(Human Body)

Our bodies surprise us with their secrets, which are continuously being revealed as more scientific research is conducted. 

How Do the Blind Dream?
(Health and Diseases)

Sometimes when we miss someone, we wish to see them even if just in our dreams; we then dream of them, but without knowing how dreams occur?


Bio-Art: Science and Art in Harmony
(Science in Arts and Culture)

Art and science have been in harmony throughout the ages, contributing to achieve sometimes interesting and strange results; Bio-art is one example of them.



Animal Testing
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Laboratory animals are most commonly used in biomedical research, education, and product safety testing. 

Biomechanics: Work Out Smarter, Not Harder
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Biomechanics is the science that studies the body’s motion; it is an extensive interaction between biology and mechanics.

Generating Electricity from the Human Body
(Human Body)

With the technological advances of this age, you can expect what we once thought of as science fiction to be reflected in real life.


Blue Gold
(Earth Sciences)

Can you imagine your life without water? Of course not, life without water is impossible; we need water to survive.


The Deadly Dish
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

The Egyptian Ministry of Health warns people every year from eating fesikh to decrease the risk food poisoning that may be fatal if not properly treated.


Chemistry and Beauty
(Health and Diseases)

Women pay a lot of attention to their looks without considering the potential harm of using some products for a long time, the result of which may be the destruction of their beauty, or even illness.


How to Fight Obesity and Overweight
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Obesity means having a lot of body fat, while being overweight could mean having extra body weight. Both obesity and overweight mean that one’s weight is more than what is deemed healthy.

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