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...Science
Scientists launch hub to channel quantum power for good
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists will work to channel the huge emerging power of quantum computers for the common good at a...Global Science Tech & Media
April 2 will be first day of Ramadan: International Astronomical Center
It will be possible to see the crescent with a telescope, but not the naked eye, from parts of the...Seeing the crescent on Friday, April 1, is not possible with the naked eye from anywhere in the Islamic world
It can be viewed only through a telescope, but with great difficulty, from parts of Africa and the Americas
In fair phase-out of oil, gas-rich nations should stop first: Report
For a 50/50 chance of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, 19 countries in which per capita GDP...The overarching objective, enshrined in the 2015 Paris Agreement, is to cap global warming ‘well below’ 2C, and 1.5C if possible
A torrent of research since 2015 has confirmed that the lower aspirational target is by far a safer threshold
Nations debate how to rid world of fossil fuels
Nearly 200 nations gathered Monday to grapple with a question that will outlive Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how...A partial answer is set for April 4, in the form of a 3,000-page report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
"The problem is getting worse," UN chief Antonio Guterres told a separate sustainability conference in London on Monday
Tunisian eco pioneer battle to save Sahara Oasis life
The French-Tunisian setup includes the "Palm Lab," where engineers, architects and artists discuss how to conserve the oasis of agriculture.American Kevin Klay has been selling Date Sugar with a main market in US since 2018 and it is made through the waste of Dates
The drip irrigation technology of ecology project make investors and farmers want to reinvest in the oasis
Saudi Arabia, UK sign MoU for peaceful use of outer space
SSC’s Board of Directors Chairman Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha signed the MoU with the UK’s Minister of State for Business,...SSC’s Board of Directors Chairman Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha signed the MoU on behalf of Saudi Arabia
The UK’s Minister of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng signed the deal for his country
European Space Agency suspends joint Mars mission with Russia
A Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars has been suspended due to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the...The head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, called the decision a “shame”
He said the project “would lose several years” but that Russia would “conduct this research expedition on our own”
UN dismisses Russia claim of Ukraine-US bioweapons
Russia called a meeting of the 15-member Security Council to repeat its previously made, unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine, with US...Washington and Kyiv have denied the existence of laboratories intended to produce biological weapons in Ukraine
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US' envoy to the UN, accused Russia of requesting the meeting jut so it could spread disinformation’
After 50 years, NASA opens Moon sample
The sample in question was collected by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt in December 1972, during the Apollo 17...Researchers hope to study the sample to understand what causes landslides
After this, NASA will have only three lunar samples that are still sealed
Gulf fitness sector works out well as Covid curbs ease
As the Covid restrictions ease, gyms and fitness centers in the region are on a solid path towards recovery with...As pandemic restrictions ease, gyms in the region are on a solid path towards recovery with class occupancy catching up at 88 percent pre-COVID levels
Fear of getting the virus and social isolation were at the forefront of people's minds during the pandemic, imposing a burden on mental health
First pig heart transplant patients dies
Following surgery, the transplanted heart had performed very well for several weeks without any signs of rejection.The medical team behind the heart transplant said it was 'optimistic' about the future success of cross-species organ donation
Official data shows that more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant; over 6,000 die each year before getting one
