Some good news for the lovers of water sports in the Islamic world!
Scientific proof that men's pee is purer than women's pee! Never mind that the study was presided over by a professor who is commisioned to make scientific sense of his scripture of choice. Or that biologically, it is easier to collect urine samples free from fecal contamination from boys than it is from girls.
An interesting fact about E.Coli is that not all of it is harmful to health. In fact, it's present in our bodies almost all our lives and can even produce vitamin K, as well preventing the establishment of pathogenic bacteria in our intestines. Don't know how that ruins your hypothesis, professors, but I think you need to work a bit harder still to sell your religious science.
I have somewhat of a mild interest of outer space. I remember in my first year of high school putting together a presentation on space exploration in front of the class, building a model space shuttle and describing the launch process to my slightly bewildered classmates (presentation partner included). My favourite physics classes had focussed on planets and I enjoyed reading sci-fi fiction and watching shows like Stargate SG-1 and X-Files, trying to teach myself how to identify constellations as I watch the night sky - I'd even attempted writing a sci-fi story in college sometime later but that failed (apparently sci-fi is too difficult a genre to write for in children's literature). Admittedly, that once burning adoration for space waned as I grew older for whatever reason. However, I still get that old familiar little tingle when I look up and spot Orion (my favourite constellation) on a clear night or watch a video about space that really gets you in the seat of your heart. I got that old familiar feeling this morning when I found this:
(I was looking at these whilst listening to this song - I recommend you do the same.)
Looking through these, I wish I at least kept enough of a casual learning curve in astronomy to identify what some of these photos are (I'm guessing one of my favourite ones, which I have dubbed the Ring of Fire, is of a galaxy or a supernova). The photos of the planets are also breathtaking on their own.
I sure hope that USA's planned NASA budget cuts don't affect these kinds of missions any more than neccessary. If we're to keep exploring further outside our little blue dot and help future generations grow, we need these missions to keep showing us the beauty out there. I for one would love to reach out to the night sky and grasp a star in my hands and when I see pictures like these, I really feel like I could.
