Pandemic Bestsellers: The Stand by Stephen King
Captain Trips. It sounds like a name for children’s cereal and not a deadly superbug that kills 99% of humanity. When Stephen King first wrote The Stand in 1978, he...
The Life and Legacy of Dr. Abdus Salam: Pakistan’s First Nobel Laureate
Donning a dark sherwani and khusas, a white shalwar and a turban on his head, Dr Salam was described by one of his colleagues as an “oriental prince” as he...
The Trappings of Traditional Medicine
Science starts with an observation of a curious phenomenon. Stubbed your toe on the edge of the bed? Rubbing it seems to help? Well, turns out nerves activated by touch...
The Martians Within
“They were, I now saw, the most unearthly creatures it is possible to conceive.” Encased in their gargantuan metal tripods, armed with both “Heat-Rays” that instantly incinerate and a mysteriously...
What is the Impact of our Latex Glove Print?
Scientists studying climate change have been calling for meaningful action for decades. Political and social inaction has spurred youth climate activists all over the world. “Our house is still on...