https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. An intense argument is raging over whether what has been happening in Gaza since October 2023 is an act of genocide. It is the subject of a case being heard in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in which South Africa has accused Israel of committing acts of genocide. The case began in December 2023, but the ICJ has yet to reach a judgment. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-atrocities-genocide.html Political science Thu, 29 May 2025 15:28:03 EDT news667751281 Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions and it sounds like 2025, but this was life in the Ottoman Empire 200 years ago. Yet this seeming tolerance of non-Muslim faiths was in fact tied to the first two aspects, according to research published in Comparative Studies in Society and History by Osaka Metropolitan University Associate Professor Masayuki Ueno. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-ottoman-empire-religious-tolerance.html Archaeology Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:12:02 EDT news662379121 The Netherlands is known for its beautiful and colorful tulips. Though most tulips originate from the Ottoman empire, Tulipa sylvestris, the wild tulip, followed a different path. Anastasia Stefanaki and Tinde van Andel, both botanists at Wageningen University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, and Tilmann Walter, historian at University of Würzburg, tried to trace back the exact path of this special tulip. https://phys.org/news/2022-04-history-introduction-tulipa-sylvestris-sixteenth-century.html Plants & Animals Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:49:21 EDT news568914560 Hulking hulls of mighty warships greet divers off Turkey's western shore, testament to a World War I battle that gave birth to nations and is now an underwater museum. https://phys.org/news/2021-10-history-gallipoli-shipwrecks.html Archaeology Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:56:52 EDT news552718607 Tourists are being ripped off at Amsterdam's famous flower market, with just one percent of all bulbs sold at the floating bazaar ever producing a blossom, investigators said Tuesday. https://phys.org/news/2019-10-tulips-amsterdam-probe.html Other Tue, 15 Oct 2019 07:39:15 EDT news490343950 Concerned for the health of a black cat roaming around the university campus where she works, Mevlude dropped off the feline at the veterinary clinic for street animals run by the Istanbul municipality. https://phys.org/news/2019-02-istanbul-vets-city-stray-animals.html Plants & Animals Mon, 18 Feb 2019 03:00:01 EST news469680517 About a decade ago, a modest update to Apple's iPhoto software showed me a new way to study architectural history. The February 2009 update added facial recognition, allowing users to tag friends and loved ones in their photos. After a few faces were tagged, the software would begin to offer suggestions. https://phys.org/news/2018-04-facial-recognition-architectural-secrets.html Software Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:40:02 EDT news443354705 Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Thursday from Istanbul's two main airports after the city was hit by a picturesque but troublesome snowfall on the last day of the year. https://phys.org/news/2016-01-hundreds-flights-grounded-blankets-istanbul.html Environment Fri, 01 Jan 2016 11:25:14 EST news370869906 Stealthy death-dealer Ezio Auditore takes his noble crusade to the 16th Century Ottoman Empire with Tuesday's release of Ubisoft's latest Assassin's Creed video game. https://phys.org/news/2011-11-assassin-legend-epic-video-game.html Software Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:09:00 EST news240556132 If you think that your favorite coffee shop is a great gathering place for discussion, you should have been around in the Ottoman Empire starting in the 1550s. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the role of coffee houses in the evolution of the consumer. https://phys.org/news/2010-08-ancient-coffee-houses-groundwork-modern.html Social Sciences Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:56:42 EDT news201866189