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Biological Annihilation

Biological annihilation

If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening to the nonhuman life forms with which we share this planet, you’ve likely heard the term “the Sixth Extinction.” If not, look…

Mental health

World Mental Health Day was recently observed all over the world, including Pakistan, on October 10. Quite a few professionals published interesting, informative articles in newspapers. Pakistan is no longer…

Our Mental Health

Our mental health

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US, whose motto is: ‘Saving Lives, Protecting People’, the term mental health is usually used with reference to…

One hundred years of quantum wonders

The year 1925 marks a pivotal moment in science, heralding the birth of quantum mechanics – a field that delves into the fundamental behaviour of matter and energy. Werner Heisenberg’s…

AI’s transformative impact

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, influencing nearly every aspect of human life. From healthcare to transportation, and from education…

A year of climate extremes

Climate change stands as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, characterised by rising global temperatures, extreme weather events, and the degradation of ecosystems. NASA has found Summer…

Criminalising hate

THERE is a Stephen Spielberg movie called Minority Report, based on a Philip K. Dick science fiction novella set in the year 2054. Tom Cruise plays a police officer who…

Customers versus clients

WHILE service delivery in Pakistan has rarely been carried out with the explicit intention of pro-poor redistribution, no domain exemplifies this trend more than urban development. If, periodically, there is…

Silent bystander

CHILD sexual abuse is prevalent worldwide. Several studies have been conducted to identify the traits common to those who perpetrate it, but results indicate that the latter come from all…