Life sciences articles

  • Is space science worth the money?

    Space science costs money. To study the Universe and the worlds within it, we have to employ scientists, build observatories and research...
  • Does science fiction shape the future?

    Behind most every tech billionaire is a sci-fi novel they read as a teenager. For Bill Gates it was Stranger in a Strange Land, the 1960s epic detailing the culture clashes that arise when a Martian visits Earth. Google’s Sergey Brin has said it was Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, the cyberpunk classic about hackers and computer viruses set in an Orwellian Los Angeles. Jeff Bezos cites Iain M. Banks’ Culture series, which unreel in an utopian society of humanoids and artificial intelligences,...
  • Political life of Imam Hassan (AS)

    Shafaqna English- Hassan (AS), the first child of Imam Ali (AS) and Lady Fatimah (SA), was born on March 4, 625 AD in Medina. His birth happened in the fasting Month of Ramadhan. The name Hassan was chosen by the Prophet (PBUH). This name was not famous among Arabs of