Articles (Environment)

Lead: See Where It Led!
(Health and Diseases)

In spite of its diverse uses, lead poses a threat to human health. Lead is a metal found in the Earth’s crust and has been used for years, its bad effect on human health has been known but only recently people and governments.

Palm Oil: A Curse or A Blessing?
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Many countries economies’ depend on agriculture and the yield that comes from their soil. When a certain crop is produced on a large scale and sold for profit, it is known as a crash crop.


The Blue Whale
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

As new species everyday face the risk of extinction, “survival for the fittest” becomes a bitter reality that cannot be ignored. Although Blue Whales are the largest creatures on Earth.


Sun Power: Initiatives for the Future
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

With the power cuts we have been suffering from, would it not be wonderful if each person generates their own power and not have to rely on the power grid?


Follow the Frog
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

When we follow the news pertaining to the environment, if we have any sense of responsibility, we tend to feel guilty and limited. We wish we could help, but we do not know how to do so.


Ecosystems in Egypt: Challenges and Opportunities
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Egypt is a land of exquisite—but fragile—ecosystems, such as The Red Sea coral reef, the wetlands bordering the Nile freshwaters, the bitter lakes, and the coastal lagoons.


Environmentally Friendly Cellphones
(Inventions and Innovations)

During the early days of computers, if system engineers needed to fix something, they skim through the operating specifications manual and start to break out the soldering iron and fix a connection on a circuit board or other components.

Is Nuclear Energy the Answer to Global Warming?
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

The main cause of global warming is the increased emission of what is known as greenhouse gases, in particular carbon dioxide. These greenhouse gases have an average lifetime in the atmosphere of 50 years to 200 years.


Egypt’s Power Cuts May Lead to Environmental Crisis
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Power outages have become a daily occurrence during the past few months in almost all the major cities in Egypt. 

Solar Desalination of Seawater
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

The only nearly inexhaustible sources of water—the essence of life on Earth—are the seas and oceans, which, however, are of high salinity.


Mexico Losing Butterflies
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

On 1 November, when Mexicans celebrate their holiday “the Day of the Dead”, some celebrate the millions of orange-and-black monarch flight to the mountainous fir forests of central Mexico.


The Rainmakers
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Being as vast as it is, Earth has quite a diverse geography. Each part is endowed with certain attributes; some are mountainous, others are hilly, some are cold while others are hot; some are wet, others are dry.


Green Chemistry
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

In the past two decades, the Green-Chemistry Movement has helped industry to become much cleaner and more sustainable.


World Oceans Day: 8 June
(Earth Sciences)

The oceans, covering some 71% of the Earth’s surface, are the foundation of human life. They have always been a prime source of nourishment for the life it helped generate and served as well for trade and commerce.


Pyrolysis of Tyres
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Every year the world produces over one billion used tyres. Only a small portion of these tyres are recycled. For example, in Australia only 5% of used tyres go through a recycling process.

Royal Jelly
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Queens always receive special treatment, and bees are no different. 

Medical Wastes
(Health and Diseases)

Waste generated by health care activities includes a broad range of materials; from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and radioactive materials.

Blue Zones
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Can improving your lifestyle only add more years to your life? Or is it the social and physical environment in which people live that affect people’s life longevity?

An Inconvenient Truth
(Science in Arts and Culture)

An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 provocative documentary on global warming directed by Davis Guggenheim.

Can the Next Tsunami Strike Home?
(Earth Sciences)

On the morning of 21 July 365 CE, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Greece triggered a killer Mediterranean tsunami, more than 30 m high, that devastated our home city of Alexandria. 

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