How social media can ‘trigger’ eating disorders in young people
Paris, France -- Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake,...Technology Culture & Society Geostrategy Health Science
US no longer recommends Covid shots for children, pregnant women
Washington, United States - The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary...Health Science
SEWA discusses water desalination technologies for sustainability
SHARJAH, UAE - Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) participated in a discussion on modern and innovative technologies in...SEWA seeks to increase desalinated water production in Sharjah by establishing a plant in Hamriyah to produce 90 million gallons daily.
SEWA also wants to raise the production efficiency of Al Hamriyah plant to a maximum capacity of 20 million gallons of clean water per day.
NASA, Axiom Space show off new spacesuit for Artemis astronauts
The suit revealed at an event at the Johnson Space Center in Houston features greater flexibility and thermal protection than...Axiom Space was awarded a $228.5 million contract to design the suit -- the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit in space jargon -- for the mission known as Artemis III
The spacesuit modeled by Stein featured a cover layer in all black with blue and orange trim which Axiom Space said was required to conceal the suit's proprietary design
‘European Space Agency to intensify cooperation with UAE’
"I have decided to send a group of people from my ESA team to the UAE to see which domains...Aschbacher says ESA's plan is to establish navigation and communication around the moon and on the moon surface, just like having a mobile phone on Earth
He believes unifying people is one of the beauties of space exploration, besides developing technology, attracting young talents, fostering stem education, and economic growth
First fully Bahrain satellite to be named ‘Al Munther’
Manama, Bahrain -- The first fully Bahraini satellite will be named “Al Munther”, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Sunday,...The mission of the satellite will include capturing images of Bahrain and its regional waters and collecting data that will feed into several sectors
It will provide space data on Bahrain that will be analysed using a line-up of Bahraini innovations that will be part of the satellite's load
NASA SpaceX Crew-5 returns to Earth after 5-month mission
Crew-5, which launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral in early October 2022, was the fifth mission in space for Wakata and...The SpaceX "Endurance" capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico shortly after 9:00 PM (0200 GMT) off the west coast of Florida
Before leaving the ISS, Crew-5 were met by the successor Crew-6 mission members, who launched March 1 from Cape Canaveral
NASA to reveal names of 4 astronauts who will fly around Moon in 2024
NASA administrator Bill Nelson said the crew members of the mission known as Artemis 2 would be revealed on April...The ambitious program aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo missions ended in 1972
NASA hopes to establish a lasting human presence on the lunar surface and later launch a years-long trip to Mars
NASA to launch a crewed mission around Moon in Nov 2024
NASA is to reveal the members of the Artemis 2 crew later this year. All that is known so far...NASA officials provided an update on the Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo missions in 1972
The first Artemis mission wrapped up in December with an uncrewed Orion capsule returning safely to Earth after a more than 25-day journey around the Moon
After 15 years of talks, UN states agree on deal to protect high seas
The deal described by many as historic is seen as key to conserving 30 percent of the world's land and...Greenpeace's Laura Meller called it a historic day for conservation and a sign that in a divided world, protecting nature and people can triumph over geopolitics
The treaty will also oblige countries to conduct environmental impact assessments of proposed activities on the high seas
UAE Space mission: Sultan Alneyadi docks at space station
The crew consists of Alneyadi, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.The crew consists of Alneyadi, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev
The Crew-6 mission is the sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the International Space Station
Covid-19 ‘most likely’ caused by incident in Wuhan lab: FBI head
Washington, United States--FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday his agency believes the Covid-19 pandemic was "most likely" caused by an incident...The comments come after a report earlier this week said the US Department of Energy said that a leak from a Chinese lab was the most likely cause of the Covid-19 outbreak
FBI head also accused the Chinese government of trying to stall US efforts to investigate the causes of the pandemic
