New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
San Pedro, United States -- Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port of Los...
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Birth of a solar system observed for first time
The new planetary system is forming around the baby star HOPS-315 -- which resembles our own Sun in its youth...
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UAE celebrates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s homecoming
The UAE president and the ruler of Dubai spent time in conversation with Al Neyadi – accompanied by his father...
- Sheikh Mohamed and Mohammed bin Rashid greeted Al Neyadi upon his arrival at the new Abu Dhabi International Airport following a flight from the US
- Sultan Al Neyadi presented the President with a UAE flag that had accompanied him throughout his 186-day mission to the International Space Station
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WHO tells China to provide ‘full access’ to Covid investigators
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new...
- WHO chief said he had already written to China asking "to give us information " and for the organization to send a team "if they allow us to do so".
- He said WHO would not abandon its investigation and has called on China for transparency in sharing data and carrying out investigations.
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UAE and Russia look to boost ties in education, space, scientific research
Moscow, Russia--The UAE and Russia are looking to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in higher education, scientific research, space, and engineering...
- Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, and Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia, held discussions to boost cooperation in many sectors
- The UAE minister visited the Moscow State Technical University, where he saw its research centres and learnt about the latest scientific and engineering tech solutions
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NASA to publish long-awaited UFO report
An independent team of 16 researchers shared their preliminary observations in May, finding that existing data and eyewitness reports are...
- NASA announced last year it was reviewing evidence regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs - which has replaced the term "UFO" in official parlance
- The United States government has begun taking the issue of UAPs more seriously in recent years, in part due to concerns that they are related to foreign surveillance
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ChatGPT diagnoses ER patients ‘like a doctor’
During a study in Netherlands, the chatbot outperformed doctors in some cases. At the same time, it showed some limitations.
- The chatbot's reasoning was "at times medically implausible or inconsistent, which can lead to misinformation or incorrect diagnosis, with significant implications".
- The findings -- published in the medical journal Annals of Emergency Medicine -- will be presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress (EUSEM) 2023 in Barcelona.
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Iran and Russia sign deal to build research spacecraft in two years
Tehran, Iran-- Iran and Russia are looking to build a research spacecraft within two years and in this connection top...
- The Scientific and Research Department at the University of Tehran has set up a secretariat to oversee the project
- The Islamic republic's vice president has directed the Plan and Budget Organization of Iran to finance part of the joint project
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Lab-grown human ’embryos’ offer new research hope
The research and other recent work shows "that models of human embryos are getting more sophisticated and closer to events...
- Earlier this year, several labs around the world released pre-print studies that had not been peer-reviewed, describing their development of early human embryo-like structures
- The research was welcomed by some scientists as an "impressive" advance that could help unlock secrets about the precarious early stages of pregnancies, when failure is most common
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Sultan AlNeyadi is back but his mission will continue, says MBRSC
According to MBRSC, Sultan AlNeyadi will continue his mission in order to benefit from the scientific experiments that he took...
- Once the spacecraft splashed down, the astronauts were carried out of the capsule and placed in a gurney-type transport
- Being the first Arab astronaut to do a spacewalk, Al Neyadi was seen smiling and waving to the camera after leaving the capsule
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Research finds link in the brain to explain obesity
Washington, US - A new scientific research has identified the link between memory and appetite in the human brain to...
- The research shows that individuals with obesity have poor connections between the dorsolateral hippocampus (dlHPC) and the lateral hypothalamus (LH)
- The dlHPC is located in the 'memory process' region of the brain, and the LH is in the region of the brain called 'homeostasis'
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Global space economy is worth billions, say experts
ABU DHABI, UAE - The global space economy has great potential in terms of economic prospects, with the sector going...
- Several studies by specialised global institutions indicate that the global space sector will be worth over US$1 trillion in the next few years.
- The space economy grew 8 percent in 2022, with its value totalling US$546 billion, and is projected to grow by 41 percent in the next five years.
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Dubai-based rowers brave Arctic this July to highlight plastics pollution
At an indoor pool in Dubai, three rowers battle artificial rain and simulated waves as they train for an Arctic...
- They plan to row for three weeks aboard an eight-meter boat flying the UAE flag, with no sail or engine
- The United Nations says plastics account for 85 percent of all marine trash
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US, Russian, Belarusian astronauts return to earth after 14 days in space
Moscow, Russia - A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and Belarus's first ever space traveler on Saturday returned to Earth safely...
- "Today, at 10:17am Moscow time (0717 GMT), the descent vehicle of Sozuz MS-24 manned spacecraft landed near the Kazakh city of Jezkazgan," Roscosmos reported.
- The spacecraft took off from the Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan on March 23 after a two-day delay following a hitch in pre-launch preparations.
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NYUAD and Dolphin Energy sign agreement to boost research into climate change
Abu Dhabi, UAE--A unique national capacity-building fellowship model offering outstanding Emirati graduates the opportunity to gain experience in a cutting-edge...
- A research assistant at NYU Abu Dhabi, Maryam Al-Memari, has been named the inaugural Dolphin Energy Fellow
- The fellowship is a three-year, individually tailored, intensive programme designed for Emirati early career researchers