biology
What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed
World
August 19, 2023
What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed
CNN — Anyone who has spent a summer evening swatting away mosquitoes, or a summer day scratching mosquito bites, can…
Uproar in Turkey over removing evolution from biology class
Society
September 17, 2017
Uproar in Turkey over removing evolution from biology class
Students in Turkey are returning to school Monday where they will be taught evolution for the last time in their…
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process
Science
October 3, 2016
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading…
Dolphins communicate with words and sentences: new study
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Dolphins communicate with words and sentences: new study
Two Black Sea bottlenose dolphins have been recorded having a conversation, complete with sentences, much in the way that humans…
Perceptions of Darwin’s theory: Evolution in the Egyptian classroom and beyond
Environment
July 15, 2012
Perceptions of Darwin’s theory: Evolution in the Egyptian classroom and beyond
The theory of evolution is atheism, said Ahmed Shafiq, a 15-year-old schoolboy who happened to share the name of the…
Wanted: Natural history museum in Egypt
Environment
June 22, 2011
Wanted: Natural history museum in Egypt
From pharaonic history to Islamic art to celebrations of Egypt's military victories, the nation has a wealth of museums. But…