NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars
Ingenuity, a drone about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) tall, arrived on Mars in 2021 aboard the rover Perseverance and became...Science
NASA loses contact with its mini-helicopter on Mars
WASHINGTON, US - NASA has lost contact with its tiny helicopter Ingenuity during the hard-working craft's 72nd flight, the space agency...Geostrategy Science
James Webb Space Telescope opens its eyes on the universe
Distant galaxies, bright nebulae, and a faraway giant gas planet are among the observatory's first targets.Distant galaxies, bright nebulae, and a faraway giant gas planet are among the observatory's first targets
NASA chief Bill Nelson has promised the "deepest image of our Universe that has ever been taken."
AI set to play key role in fight against climate change
Most of the public and private sector leaders believe that Artificial Intelligence is a valuable asset in fight against climate...Most of the public and private sector leaders believe that Artificial Intelligence is valuable asset in fight against climate change but insufficient expertize remains a challenge
A latest Boston Consulting Group report cited the limited availability of AI solutions as a roadblock. It also pointed to lack of confidence in AI-related data
Horseshoe crab vital for vaccine safety
Their bright blue blood has been essential for testing the safety of biomedical products since the 1970s, when it replaced...Around 10 percent of the population is lost each year as their exposed undersides bake in the Sun.
Every year around 500,000 horseshoe crabs are harvested and bled for a chemical called Limulus Amebocyte Lysate, vital for testing against a type of bacteria.
Metaverse can contribute $4bn to UAE economy
The Dubai Metaverse Strategy anticipates that 42,000 jobs will be virtualized through the metaverse by 2030 while also improving resident...The Dubai Metaverse Strategy, which was recently announced, aims to raise the metaverse sector's contribution to the UAE's economy to $4b by 2030
Dubai companies like Emirates, Damac and others are already betting big on this world, and many more are expected to join the pack
Saudi-Italian space agencies ink pact on cooperation
The Saudi Space Commission and the Italian Space Agency sign a memorandum of understanding for enhancing cooperation in the field...Saudi Space Commission, Italian Space Agency sign an MoU to enhance cooperation in space-related activities for peaceful purpose
Federation of Saudi Chambers and General Confederation of Italian Industry ink an MoU to establish a joint Italian-Saudi business council
Iraq’s summer of ‘hell’ has just begun
Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern...While Basra is used to scorching summers, this year it has started sooner than expected, bringing misery to residents in a city also plagued by chronic electricity shortages
Chronic power cuts are exacerbated in the summer, and only those who can afford private generators are able to keep their fridges or air conditioning units running
Saudi first in Arab world on Nature index for quality scientific research
Saudi Arabia ranked first in the Arab world and 30th globally in the British “Nature” index for evaluating countries, universities...The kingdom ranked 30th globally on the index that evaluates universities for the quality of scientific research.
“Nature” included 26 Saudi universities in its tables for this year, compared to only 16 universities in 2018.
High taxes on tobacco in MENA weans users off habit
The use of tobacco by people across the world has gone down, and the Middle East has been no exception,...The World Health Organization (WHO) said tobacco users have decreased from 1.32 billion 2015 to 1.30 billion in 2021
In the UAE, the trade in tobacco went down from Dh410 million to Dh62.4 million
Flood of net zero vows suffer ‘credibility gap’: report
While countries, cities and companies have massively ramped up net-zero emissions promises in recent months there remain "major flaws" in...Most rich countries have announced they will be net zero by 2050, while China and India have vowed to reach that point by 2060 and 2070, respectively
The report draws on a database of over 4,000 governments, cities, states and major companies and comes as climate negotiators are meeting in Germany
Cut airline emissions to meet Paris targets: report
The world needs "early, aggressive and sustained" government intervention to cut aviation emissions if Paris Agreement temperature goals are to...Airlines must start to slash emissions before the end of the decade and by 2025 if possible, said the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in a new report
Earth's average surface temperature has already risen 1.2C above preindustrial levels
