Articles (Agriculture)

Food Scarcity vs. Distribution
(Education, Business, and Society)

Is it food scarcity or imbalanced distribution? 

Fertilizers Battling World Hunger
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Fertilizer is a material of natural or synthetic origin applied to soils to supply more plant nutrients essential to plant growth. Conservative estimates report that 30% to 50% of crop yields are attributed to natural or synthetic commercial fertilizer.


Can Music Affect Plant Growth?
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Plants are complex multi-cell organisms that are believed to respond to external stimulators, just like humans; but, is this true? Can music affect plants? What does science have to say in this regard?


Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture
(Education, Business, and Society)

The International Labour Organization adopts a strategy to improve occupational safety and health, and sets its standards and practices.


Intensive Farming
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Intensive farming is an agricultural intensification and mechanization system that aims to maximize yields from available land.


Soils: A Brief Profile
(Earth Sciences)

As early as agriculture emerged about 12,000 years ago, soil has established its status as a primary element of life on Earth, just like water.


Go Green (1): Your Guide to a Sustainable Lifestyle at Home
(Education, Business, and Society)

Never miss a chance to live a little greener. You can practice simple good green habits and lead a sustainable lifestyle at your home.


To Peel or Not to Peel; that is the Question!
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

I might not be a great cook myself, but I am without a doubt a big and loyal fan of the TOP CHEF show, particularly the Arab world edition. In one inspiring episode, the challenge was minimizing food waste; the competing chefs were tasked with making pumpkin-based dishes with minimum waste. The results were mind-blowing; a collection of creative and appealing dishes using the peel, the flesh, and even the seeds of pumpkins.


You are What You Eat: Strong to the Bones
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Did you know that 99% of your body's calcium is stored in your bones and teeth? This calcium makes up your bone bank. Calcium is "deposited" and "withdrawn" from your bone bank daily, based on your body's need for calcium. If your daily diet is low in calcium, calcium is "withdrawn" from your bone bank. Bone is broken down to keep your blood calcium level normal. 


You are What You Eat: Young Skin, No Cosmetics!
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

The US cosmetics industry collected some $32 billion in 2004, with sales of skin care products bringing in the largest share. People spend loads of money on expensive cosmetics to treat skin problems; such as acne, wrinkles and dryness, while they overlook the cheapest, safest and most effective remedies: healing foods.


A Tea Story
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Imagine ordering your favorite cup of tea at the coffee shop, and the waiter replies: “Tea has gone extinct”! Can you cope with such a future?


Agricultural Pesticides: Q&A (2)
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

We usually hear contradictory views on agricultural pesticides, with much focus on their hazards.


Agricultural Pesticides: Q&A (1)
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

We usually hear contradictory views on agricultural pesticides, with much focus on their hazards.

Egypt: The Beginning
(Earth Sciences)

This fertile land, Egypt, daughter of the Nile, irrigated by its waters for thousands of years, was not in that remote past the land we know now. 


Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring
(Inventions and Innovations)

Marine biologist Rachel Carson is one of the finest nature writers of the 20th c. who challenged that humans could obtain mastery over nature.

Inventions and the Culture of Creativity
(Inventions and Innovations)

Inventions, based on scientific creativity, laid the foundation for the progress of humanity in several domains, especially that of technology.


Malnutrition: A Growing Threat
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Lack of food leads to malnutrition, which causes damage to the functions of the body, and is common in the poorer and developing countries.


Food Supply Chains: From Crisis to Opportunity
(Earth Sciences)

Although the food produced globally can feed the whole world’s population, one-third of all the food produced is either lost or wasted.


Plants Get Sick Too: How to Prevent Plant Diseases?
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Learn the basic elements and factors that, if missing or available, the plant does not get affected and stays healthy and in a good condition.


Earth’s Health from Plants’ Health
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Plants are not only necessary for the human environment, they are also the base of a sustainable life for all living organisms.


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