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On Sunday, the 7th of Jumada al-Awwal, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi led his daily scholarly session at his honourable residence in Qom. As in previous sessions, the Supreme Marja addressed various jurisprudential questions from attendees. Grand Ayatollah Shirazi…

Shabna Begum, chief executive of the Runnymede Trust, has highlighted a troubling rise in Islamophobia in the UK, warning that the current political climate could lead to more racist riots, The Guardian reported yesterday. In an interview with the British…

The mourning ceremonies commemorating the martyrdom of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (peace be upon her) were held in Najaf al-Ashraf, Karbala, and other cities across Iraq, drawing diverse crowds of people and Shiite religious authorities. This year, as in previous years,…

On Friday, November 15, the UN highlighted the alarming prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) as part of the upcoming 16 Days of Activism against GBV campaign, which runs from November 25 to December 10. This year’s theme, “UNITE! Invest to…

Pando, a remarkable clonal colony of quaking aspen trees located in Utah, is recognized as the largest living organism on Earth, an article by Earth.com said yesterday. Spanning 106 acres and comprising approximately 47,000 individual trees, Pando is connected by…

A recent study led by Professor Kana Kamimura from Shinshu University examined how trees withstand high winds during storms, Earth.com reported yesterday. The research focused on Cryptomeria japonica, or Japanese Cedar, and revealed that these trees have two distinct survival…

A groundbreaking development in MRI technology has emerged with the introduction of atomic sensors, enhancing the quality control of hyperpolarized molecules in real-time, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This innovation, spearheaded by researchers from IBEC and ICFO, utilizes optically pumped atomic…

UK startup Space Solar has partnered with Reykjavik Energy to launch a 30-MW space-based solar power plant, aiming to beam electricity to Iceland by 2030, New Atlas reported yesterday. This innovative project seeks to overcome the limitations of ground-based solar…

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported a significant rise in global food prices in October, reaching their highest level in 18 months. The FAO Food Price Index increased by 2% to 127.4 points, driven mainly by a surge…

Recent research challenges the long-held belief that memory is solely a function of the brain, Earth.com revealed in an article yesterday. A study led by Nikolay V. Kukushkin at New York University reveals that non-brain cells, including those from nerve…