SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket
Two previous attempts have ended in spectacular explosions, though that's not necessarily a bad thing: the company has adopted a...
UAE astronauts AlMatrooshi and AlMulla graduate in space program at NASA
Dubai, UAE - The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Tuesday announced the graduation of Emirati astronauts Nora AlMatrooshi...
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UAE and Italy to scale up collaboration in bio-sciences
The UAE and Italy can join forces to lead the world through the "structural shift" underway in the biomedical sciences...
- "There is ample scope to work together in new areas, such as biomedical technology"
- UAE was able to respond to 80% of the global and regional demand for medical supplies and aid by distributing more than two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines
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193 countries adopt first global pact on Artificial Intelligence ethics
All member nations of UNESCO adopted on Thursday a historical text that defines the common values and principles needed to...
- The Recommendation on Ethics of AI sets the first global normative framework while giving countries the responsibility to apply it at their level.
- Until the pact, there were no universal safeguards against ethnic bias, privacy threats, dangers of mass surveillance: UNESCO.
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Carbon capture tech finally gaining speed: IEA
For net-zero, carbon-capture tech cannot spend another decade on the sidelines of climate mitigation efforts, said the IEA.
- Carbon-capture tech and facilities say a stagnation, and even regression, from 2010 to 2017
- However, 2021 has seen many countries and organizations promising to scale up the technology due to their net-zero pledges
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Crisis a chance to green Lebanon: environment minister
Lebanon's economic meltdown presents an opportunity to improve the country's environmental policies and tackle its festering waste management crisis, says...
- Lebanon's economy has been in tailspin for two years, leading to a historic currency collapse that has sent poverty rates soaring
- Incompetence and corruption caused a spectacular waste crisis in 2015, when rivers of trash filled the streets and ran into the sea
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NASA launches spacecraft to kick an asteroid off course
The goal is to slightly alter the trajectory of Dimorphos, a "moonlet" around 525 feet wide that circles a much...
- The goal is to slightly alter the trajectory of Dimorphos, a "moonlet" around 525 feet wide that circles a much larger asteroid called Didymos
- Impact should take place in the fall of 2022, when the binary asteroid system is 6.8 million miles from Earth, almost the nearest point they ever get
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RAF claims world first flight using synthetic oil
Group Captain Peter Hackett completed a short flight in an Ikarus C42 microlight aircraft at an airfield in Gloucestershire, western...
- Britain's ministry of defense said it had the potential to save 80-90 percent of carbon per flight.
- The RAF is planning its first airbase to be net zero by 2025 and be carbon neutral across the service by 2040.
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Amazon had the highest deforestation record in October 2021
While Brazil takes international pledge at COP26 to end deforestation by 2030, the destruction of the Amazon rainforest keeps rising...
- Deforestation of 7,880 square kilometers of Amazon's rainforest was been reported in 2021
- Environmentalists blame the country's president for defunding environmental protection organizations
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Morocco river does not flow into the sea any more
After years of drought and over-pumping, the Moulouya river in Morocco comes to a halt just short of the sea....
- The Moulouya river is one of the longest rivers in Morocco and a vital lifeline for farmers in the area near the Algerian border
- Its final few paces are now separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a sandbar
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Deal but no deal: COP26 adds to climate confusion
Rich countries stand accused of failing at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at...
- Rich countries accused of failing to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at risk of drought, rising seas, fire and storms
- The European Commission said the deal has "kept the Paris targets alive".
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Trillions needed to fight climate threat: UN draft report
The draft Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change report is scheduled for release early next year.
- Helping vulnerable nations cope with the multiplier effect of climate change will require trillions of dollars, according to a draft UN report
- The failure of rich countries to deliver the promised $100 billion a year for vulnerable nations has become a flashpoint at COP26
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Saudi astronauts successfully complete space trip
The spacecraft successfully landed in the Atlantic Ocean, marking the Kingdom's entry into the league of a small number of...
Global action needed to reduce ‘extinction risk’ from AI, say experts
A one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the ChatGPT bot, said tackling...
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Saudi astronaut concludes pioneering space research
The experiments by Barnawi, focused on understanding the behavior of immune cells in space, could lead to the prevention and...
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Saudi Arabia enters a new era of tech and innovation
“The Kingdom advanced 15 places in the Global Innovation Index in 2022. Winning prizes and top ranks in international competitions...
- The Kingdom advanced 15 ranks in the Global Innovation Index in 2022, a clear indicator of the emerging innovative era
- Saudi Arabia’s commitment to the innovation sector includes a 2.5% GDP investment by 2040, as announced by its Crown Prince
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Saudi astronauts carry out experiments aboard ISS
The mission of Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni involves 14 pioneering experiments in microgravity to further space and...
- The space mission of Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni involves 14 pioneering experiments in microgravity to further space and scientific research
- Their mission aligns with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, aiming to prepare future Saudi astronauts and raise the Kingdom's stature in space research and development
Musk secures approval for direct brain-computer interface technology
Neuralink said clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first in-human clinical study is "an important...
- The aim of Neuralink implants is to enable human brains to communicate directly with computers, the Tesla boss said
- Elon Musk said the company would try to use the implants to restore vision and mobility in humans who had lost such abilities