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Single Use Plastics: From Modern Marvel to Global Menace
In 1907, Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic, marking a turning point in material science. Cheap, durable, and easily moldable, plastic was originally seen as a miracle alternative to natural materials like ivory and tortoiseshell.
Power-hungry intelligence systems?
The environmental price of training and running Artificial intelligence systems is currently enormous and why it matters for our climate goals
Regenerative and restorative epistemology: the foundation of a new contract for social, cognitive, and ecological justice
By regenerative and restorative epistemology, we mean ways of thinking and knowing that are deeply rooted in the relational ontologies that structure our ways of doing, living, coexisting, and inhabiting, which can be observed in the Global South as well as in the global North.
Understanding “Kun Faya Kun” in the age of Science
“Kun Faya Kun”, a divine Islamic command — “Be, and it is”, is often misunderstood as a poetic or mystical phrase, suitable only for spiritual reflection. In reality, it is a profound philosophical statement about origins, causality, and the limits of material explanation.
Begining of human: Darwins scheme or divine design?
The Islamic account of Adam (human) does not demand that science become religious. It demands only that science becomes honest about its limits.
Novel Advanced Biomedical and Therapeutic Applications of Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide, accounting for more deaths annually than breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers combined [1]. Historically, therapeutic progress was hindered by late-stage diagnosis, rapid tumor evolution.
USPEX 25: giving laptop a supercomputer power
Release of USPEX 25, a revolutionary advance in crystal structure prediction
The Functional Analysis Award 2026
The submission for the International Functional Analysis Award 2026 is open from December 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026.
