‘Game changer’: Gene therapy offers hope for children born deaf
Paris, France - A gene therapy that has allowed several children born deaf to hear for the first time is being...
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Bad day in space: Moon mission fails and NASA program delayed
Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander blasted off Monday from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, then successfully separated from its rocket....
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An overview of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon
The giant Space Launch System rocket will make its maiden flight from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in...
- The meticulously choreographed uncrewed flight should yield spectacular images as well as valuable scientific data
- Several on-board cameras will make it possible to follow the entire journey from multiple angles, including from the point of view of a passenger in the capsule
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Racing rodents to resolve mental health challenges
University of Richmond's rat drivers first dazzled the world with their ability to operate tiny cars back in 2019. They...
- The animals are part of a boundary-pushing project exploring the ways in which environmental enrichment sculpts the brain.
- When challenged with stressful tasks, the worker rats persisted longer than those conditioned to remain in a state of what psychologists call "learned helplessness."
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Saudi Arabia advances in education competitiveness index
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has progressed in the education, research, and innovation indicators per the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2022...
- The Kingdom’s ranking jumped to the 24th position in the report, compared to 32 in 2021.
- The Kingdom advanced two steps in the scientific infrastructure indicator, garnering the 30th position this year compared to 32nd position in 2021.
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Jordan, Tunisia explore higher education cooperation
Jordan Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research Wajih Owais on Tuesday met Tunisian ambassador in Amman Khalid Suhaili...
- Jordan Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research discussed about higher education with Tunisian ambassador in Amman
- The two officials deliberated upon the establishment of a universities forum between the two nations
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Earth’s water may have come from asteroids: study
In a new paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists said the Ryugu samples could give clues to the...
- Volatile and organic-rich C-type asteroids may have been one of the main sources of Earth's water, said the study by scientists from Japan
- In June, one group of researchers said they found organic material which showed that amino acids, may have been formed in space
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Russia launches Iranian satellite amid Ukraine war concerns
An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan early Tuesday and went into orbit amid controversy that Moscow...
- Iran has sought to deflect suspicions that Moscow could use Khayyam to spy on Ukraine
- Iranian Space Agency said that the Islamic republic would control the Khayyam satellite "from day one".
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Sustainable research centers in UAE being built on SDME designs
Several regions across the UAE are witnessing the implementation of the designs of some of the teams that participated in...
- In the UAE many sustainable research centers based on the designs of the teams participating in the first and second Solar Decathlon Middle East are being constructed
- SDMEs were organized by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority as part of its, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and the US Department of Energy partnership
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Russia to launch Iran satellite into orbit next week
News of the launch follows Putin's visit to Iran on July 19, when he met President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's...
- Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos confirmed the launch of Khayyam satellite is scheduled for Tuesday
- The new Iranian satellite is aiming to "monitor the country's borders", enhance agricultural productivity and monitor water resources and natural disasters
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Pfizer profit up 78% in June quarter
The company's earnings jumped on strong sales of Covid19 products.
- In the quarter ending June 30, profits were $9.9 billion, up 78 percent from the year-ago period following a 47 percent jump in revenues to $27.7 billion
- US officials last month approved emergency authorization to Pfizer and Moderna for Covid-19 vaccines in under-five-year-olds
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NASA details plans to bring back Mars rock samples
The Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, has so far collected 11 samples as part of its...
- The Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, has so far collected 11 samples as part of its hunt for signatures of ancient life
- The lander, which should launch from Earth in 2028 and land on Mars in mid-2030, will also carry two mini helicopters
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Iran first Islamic country to have modern observatory, says official Â
TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran is the first Islamic country to possess a very modern observatory, the head of the Institute...
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Two UAE astronauts conduct spacewalk training at NASA’s neutral buoyancy lab
Houston, United States - As part of NASA’s 2021 astronaut candidate class training programme, Emirati astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and...
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Russia launches first Moon mission in nearly 50 years
The spacecraft, which will remain on the Moon for a year, will be tasked with "taking (samples) and analysing the...
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UAE and UN to boost climate action cooperation in run up to COP28
New York, US--The UAE and the UN have discussed joint cooperation and partnership on government experience exchange, global climate action...
- The UAE delegation noted the country's initiatives in development including government work, capacity building and exchange of expertise
- They also discussed opportunities to boost cooperation in international initiatives, maximizing the positive impact of climate action around the world
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UAE and Egypt to boost cooperation in higher education, scientific research
Cairo, Egypt-- The UAE and Egypt are looking to ramp up cooperation in the fields of higher education and scientific...
- The Egyptian minister noted the depth of the ties across all levels between the two countries, especially in scientific, cultural and educational fields
- The UAE official applauded the relations between the UAE and Egypt, noting the latter's role in the education field and stressing UAE's resolve to deepen ties
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Sultan Al Neyadi takes part in Dreams experiment aboard ISS
DUBAI, UAE - The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) on Sunday announced the successful execution of the Dreams experiment...
- The experiment was conducted in collaboration with the European Space Agency, French space agency CNES and Toulouse University Hospital.
- The Dreams experiment is to investigate the sleep patterns of astronauts in the microgravity environment on the ISS.