Featured Interviews Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy: “Physics is the basis of everything” Dr Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy is a nuclear physicist, mathematician, and activist. He did his BSc in mathematics and electrical engineering from MIT and went on to have an MSc in Solid State Physics and a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the same institution. He has had an extensive academic career: working as a guest scientist […] Written by Mahnoor Fatima 2020-01-162020-01-18 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Life Science The Single Specie Track of Human Evolution The most fundamental aspect related to life is death. Life, in reality, is a balance maintained by chemical forces between different molecules. There exist more conditions in an ever-changing world to challenge rather than sustain this molecular balance. Sooner or later the harmonious execution of these brilliant chemical forces is expected to go out of […] Written by Dr. Muhammad Mustafa 2020-01-092020-01-09 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Where the Sun Rises in the West! 40 million kilometers away, far from our home planet, in between the Earth and the sun, illuminating our eyes and minds, there’s the shining Venus. Venus, the sister planet of Earth, is the second planet of the solar system. It has almost the same size as that of our home planet. That is why it […] Written by Syed Yasir Shah 2019-12-232020-01-13 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Life Science The Key to Immortality: Jellyfish Deep in the vast abyss of the ocean, roams a creature that might hold the elixir to immortality. When this creature of wonder dies, it rises again from its own remains… Humans, throughout history, have embroiled themselves in the quest for immortality. Beginning from early pursuits into alchemy to modern-day anti-aging means, the eagerness to […] Written by Eman Toosy 2019-10-302019-10-30 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Interviews Reshaping Education from the Roots Upwards There is a growing concern about the continuously declining state of education in Pakistan. While numerous issues are at play in aggravating the situation, an in-depth analysis reveals that the heart of the problem lies at the soulless education offered by commercial ‘education franchises’, which rarely promote anything but rote-learning and a blindfolded chase of […] Written by Mahnoor Fatima 2019-08-272020-10-05 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Per aspera ad astra: Through Hardships To The Stars Yumna Majeed is not someone who would come to your mind when you think about science popularization and science communication. With a frail body and glasses atop her nose, she presents the look of a studious and nerdy student. But rather than being buried in her books, you will often find her gazing at the […] Written by Usman Anwar 2019-08-262019-08-28 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Interviews Physical Sciences Inspiring the Sagans of Tomorrow It is no exaggeration to say that the award-winning TV series Cosmos made science and astronomy household names around the world. Created in the 1980s by the celebrated American astronomer and science popularizer, Carl Sagan, the show influenced a whole generation of scientists. Sagan passed away in 1996, yet his work continues to inspire the […] Written by Muhammad Hamza Waseem 2019-08-252019-09-10 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biography Featured Physical Sciences Abdus Salam: A Tale of Unrequited Generosity and Devotion Whereas Salam’s leadership skills helped him set up important scientific institutions for Pakistan, his generosity allowed him to keep rendering quiet financial help to his countrymen. After he had won the Atoms for Peace Award––a gold medallion accompanied by a $30,000 honorarium––he converted it into an endowment that would help young Pakistani physicists to visit […] Written by Irfan Javed 2019-08-062019-08-06 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
