Saudi Space Agency launches ‘Space Futures Centre’
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) announced Sunday the launch of the Centre for Space Futures, the...
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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...
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Countries which transform food system can meet net-zero goals, says WEF report
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – A report launched Monday at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 shows how countries can accelerate...
- Food systems, when transformed, can help solve some of the world’s toughest problems, from climate change to resilient livelihoods.
- The report identifies models for businesses and policy-makers and a roadmap of priorities for countries to improve productivity and sustainability.
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DEWA completes 77 percent work in Hatta Water Reservoir
DUBAI, UAE - DEWA has completed 76.8 percent work on the water reservoir project in Hatta. The project has a...
- The project is being built at a cost of approximately US$23 million and is expected to be completed in April 2023.
- The structural foundation works for all facilities and reservoirs are 100 percent complete,
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Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye
Paris, France--A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun...
- It will come closest to the Sun on January 12 and pass nearest to Earth on February 1
- The last time the comet passed Earth was during the Upper Paleolithic period, when Neanderthals still roamed Earth
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Qatar recycles 80% of waste collected during World Cup
Doha, Qatar-- Qatar has recycled some 80 percent of waste collected from stadiums during the FIFA World Cup games.According to...
- Nearly 54 percent of the waste has been converted into compost, 22 percent into plastic, 14 percent into paper and cardboard, and 8 percent into glass
- She said the climate change issues and the optimal utilization of natural resources are among the top priorities of the Sustainability Department at the SC
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Sustainability key for next-gen data center models
At present, the data center industry as a whole uses approximately 150 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which is about...
- At present, the data center industry as a whole uses approximately 150 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which is about 3 percent of the world’s electricity usage
- Data centers must operate as efficiently and sustainably as possible to eliminate any potential harm to the environment.
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UNESCO praises Saudi Arabia for its success in e-education governance
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has praised the achievements of Saudi Arabia...
- UNESCO said that Saudi Arabia's National E-Learning Center is an example to be followed at the international level.
- The National E-Learning Center supports the development of governance procedures in the electronic education and training sector.
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Abu Dhabi introduces Mobile BSL-3 Laboratory
ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC) has introduced the first of its kind mobile BSL-3 (Biosafety...
- The BSL-3 mobile laboratory will enhance the UAE capital's infectious disease preparedness through swift, safe and accurate testing of communicable diseases.
- The mobile laboratory will be accessible across four sites in Abu Dhabi.
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Understanding winter storms and global warming
The link between global warming and heat waves is very direct, but the behavior of winter storms is governed by...
- There is no consensus on other mechanisms, such as the effect of climate change on the polar vortex and jet stream air currents.
- The polar vortex is an air mass above the North Pole, located high in the stratosphere. Humans dwell in the troposphere, and the stratosphere is located just above it.
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Dubai conference explore ways to nullify environment challenges
This is especially important with the ongoing preparations for the UAE to host the 28th Conference of the Parties by...
- Important topics at the conference included the application of membrane technology and nano-technology in water treatment
- The conference brought together global researchers, decision-makers, academics, and experts to discuss environmental and sustainability issues
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Top nature-inspired solutions of 2022
From squid-skin food warmers to a lubricant made of cow mucus, here is a selection of this year's scientific work...
- Stopping the bleeding hearts and livers of dogs and rabbits without stitches may now be possible with a biodegradable plaster made of sticky okra gel.
- Researchers extracted the mucus from the salivary glands of cows and turned it into a gel that binds to and constrains viruses.
Saudi Space Agency launches ‘Space Futures Centre’
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) announced Sunday the launch of the Centre for Space Futures, the...
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Error-prone AI chatbot dog leads Japan’s elderly astray
Tokyo, Japan - A cartoon canine AI chatbot designed to cheer up and inform lonely older residents of western Japan is...
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Swedish researchers find snoozing in the morning isn’t bad
Stockholm, Sweden - You snooze, you lose? Swedish researchers said Wednesday that might not be the case, after their study even...
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NASA to unveil first images of historic asteroid sample
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Trio wins physics Nobel for illuminating electrons
France's Pierre Agostini, Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and Franco-Swede Anne L'Huillier won the Nobel prize in physics for research using ultra...
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences likened the process to how the flapping wings of a humming bird turn into a blur for the human eye.
- "We can now open the door to the world of electrons," Eva Olsson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics, said in a statement.
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mRNA COVID vaccine experts awarded Nobel Medicine Prize
Kariko, 68, and Weissman, 64, longstanding colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania in the US, have won a slew of...
- While the prizewinning research dates back to 2005, the first vaccines to use the mRNA technology were those made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna against Covid-19.
- The mRNA vaccines, together with other COVID vaccines "have saved millions of lives and prevented severe disease in many more," the jury said
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UN conference adopts plan to reduce harmful chemicals
PARIS, FRANCE - A new roadmap to reduce the environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a United Nations...
- The plan sets out 28 concrete targets and guidelines for key sectors across the entire lifecycle of chemicals, from production to waste.
- It calls for a transition to more sustainable chemical alternatives, responsible management of chemicals in industry, agriculture and healthcare.