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Articles (Energy)

Yoga and Weight Loss
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

For some people, yoga is an exercise associated with relaxation; yet, it burns a lot of calories, and promotes metabolism in general.

Promising Inventions by Young Inventors of Today
(Inventions and Innovations)

We need not worry, as the future generation of young innovators may change the world.

Memoirs of A Green Husband
(Science Fun Time: Stories and Activities)

Change the gas canister and do not forget to throw out the trash too! There has to be a solution.

Waste into Energy: Two Birds...One Stone
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

On a planet encountering so many enormous challenges as ours, it is inevitable that humans would strive to figure out ingenious solutions.

Common Sports Injuries
(Health and Diseases)

Football fans, especially Egyptians, were devastated by Mohamed Salah’s injury in the final match of the Champions League last May. 

Parkour: The Art of Movement
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Running, leaping, and climbing through the city is not restricted to Spiderman or Ninja Turtles.

Biomechanics: Work Out Smarter, Not Harder
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

Biomechanics is the science that studies the body’s motion; it is an extensive interaction between biology and mechanics.

Chemistry and the Environment
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Chemistry helps scientists discover alternatives to substances harmful to the environment and health; thus, “green chemistry” has been developed.

Running for Happiness
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

 The body and mind are so closely linked, when your body feels better, your mind will be better as well.

Things We Have Been Taught in School that are Not True: Human Body
(Human Body)

There are misleading facts that have been passed down to us without anybody ever thinking about their origin or truth.

Generating Electricity from the Human Body
(Human Body)

With the technological advances of this age, you can expect what we once thought of as science fiction to be reflected in real life.

Working with Nature
(Education, Business, and Society)

We all have different jobs that impact our societies differently, bur have you ever thought what it would be like if you have a job that mainly aims at protecting and conserving nature?

Ergonomics: The Simple Secrets of Success
(Education, Business, and Society)

Whether it is an office job or any other job that requires physical work, clearly, providing employees with a better work environment increases their productivity and job satisfaction.

The Powers of the Elements: Earth and Fire
(Earth Sciences)

The powers of the four elements of nature neither pollute nor damage our environment; they cannot be controlled by any one nation or industry, and are readily available for free for each human being on the surface of the Earth.

The Powers of the Elements: Air and Water
(Earth Sciences)

The sustainable four elements of nature provide us with a wide set of renewable energies readily available for generating electricity.

Pinwheels
(Science Fun Time: Stories and Activities)

Pinwheel is a simple toy made of a wheel of paper or plastic curls attached at its axle to a stick by a pin.

Prometheus’ Gift to Mankind
(Earth Sciences)

Legend has it that it was Prometheus, one of the Titans in Greek mythology, who gave fire as a gift to Mankind; he was punished severely by the gods for giving humanity a precious and useful tool. 

Geysers: Nature’s Vents
(Earth Sciences)

The unusual geological phenomena known as geysers are incredible natural fountains that shoot boiling water and steam hundreds of meters.

Maria Goeppert–Mayer: Cracking the Nucleus Shell
(Inventions and Innovations)

The German physicist and mathematician, Maria Goeppert-Mayer is prominent for her numerous contributions to the field of physics for which she earned the Nobel Prize in 1963. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for theoretical physics, and second woman in history to win a Nobel Prize after Marie Curie. She is most famous for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus—a model of the atomic nucleus that provides a detailed description of the structure of the nucleus in terms of energy levels.

Can You Really Become A Sugar Addict?
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

People around the world are eating more sugar than ever before; that is because the food industry has been adding more of it to various products over the years. 

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