Science
Money
Money is anything that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment ofdebts. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value, and occasionally, a standard of deferred payment. Money originated as commodity money, but nearly all contemporary money systems are [...]
Hand
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered body part located at the end of an arm or forelimb of primates and some other vertebrates.
Chameleons!
Chameleons explained, for kids
Pollination
Pollination explained, for kids
Wings Explained
Wings explained, for kids
Ecosystem
Ecosystem explained, for kids
Fazal Khan, Health Law Expert
Dr. Fazal Khan joined the University of Georgia School of Law in the fall of 2006 as an assistant professor specializing in health law. Khan teaches Health Law & Policy, Bioethics, Public Health Law and International Products Liability.
TVersity – Free Your Mind… or at least Your TV
Tversity Described
TVersity – Free Your Mind… or at least Your TV
Tversity Described
Muslims in Time of Kublai Khan
While it is widely known that the Chinese were instrumental in inventing explosives and in advancing early rocket technology, it is less known that during the time of Kublai Khan Turkish Muslims were instrumental in helping the Mongols conquer China…
Obama Moves to Boost U.S. Broadband Access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration released details on Thursday of a $2 billion program in grants and loans to help dramatically expand Americans’ broadband Internet access and create tens of thousands of jobs.
An Evening with Camels
Camels. In Australia they are brutally butchered; not for their meat; not for their skins; but simply because they are considered ‘feral’, ‘pests’ and a ‘problem’.
Rocks
Rocks explained, for kids
Islamic Iphone Apps
EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 11 (UPI) — If you want to read a verse from Qur`an, there’s an app for that. If you want to be reminded of the five daily prayers, there’s an app for that. And if you need to know what direction to face when it’s time to pray, there’s an app for that.
Chalk
Chalk explained, for kids
Free Live Online TV Streams
TVChannelsFree is a website that has aggregated live streaming video sources for almost 3,000 TV channels, and they can all be viewed with just a web browser.
Obama Appoints Former Microsoft Security Chief New Cybersecurity Czar
It took seven months but President Obama has finally found someone to take the cybersecurity czar job no one wanted.
Starvation and Behavior
The findings of the “Minnesota Starvation Experiment” conducted at the close of WWII in contemplation of the recovery of millions of Europeans who during the war had suffered from starvation. This is included here because of how it bears on dieting. Ramadan fasting must affect an individual’s ability to cope with and regulate food intake, which is an added dimension to what was already an interesting experiment.
Muslim 500 – A Listing of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World
A new book lists the 500 most influential Muslims
