Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant
The Neuralink startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The...Science
What to know about the NASA-funded commercial Moon fleet
Washington, United States - The year 2024 promises to be a busy one for American Moon landings, all under a new...Science
Calling Omicron ‘mild’ is a mistake, warns WHO chief
Just under 9.5 million new Covid-19 cases were reported to the WHO last week — a record, up 71 percent...Ninety-two of the WHO's 194 member states missed its vaccination target of 40 percent of the population by the end of 2021
However, 36 of them had not even vaccinated 10 percent of the population, largely due to being unable to access doses
Omicron surge may lead to newer, more dangerous variants: WHO
A top WHO official has sounded an ominous note of caution, that the soaring infection rates could have the opposite...Europe has recorded around 100 million Covid cases since the start of 2020, and more than 5 million new cases in the last week of 2021
Britain on Tuesday faced warnings of an impending hospital crisis due to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron infections
Space business takes centerstage as CES tech show begins
The display of technology like the life-size model Dream Chaser ship at the CES tech show is a sharp signal...Companies have proposed a series of ideas which until recently sounded like long shots, such as asteroid mining
They have also suggested less far-fetched biomedical applications or production of some types of technology
World’s first ‘wooden’ satellite set for launch in 2023
A team of developers from Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry Co said satellite that uses wood is cheaper than the...The development of the satellite is aimed at harnessing the the environmental friendliness and low cost of wood in space development.
Its outside will be covered in wood and solar cells, and it will hold an electronic substrate inside.
US further delays 5G rollout to study impact on aircraft safety
US authorities have asked telecom operators AT&T and Verizon to delay their 5G rollout for up to two weeks. The...The US rollout of the high-speed mobile broadband technology had been set for December 5
However, it was delayed to January 5 after Airbus and Boeing raised concerns about potential interference with altitude devices
NASA Arab scientist pleas for unity in space
Exploring space is no longer a luxury, it is humanity's future, says Tunisian astrophysicist and Nasa scientist Nour RaouafiExploring space is no longer a luxury, it is humanity's future, says Tunisian astrophysicist Nour Raouafi
Arab countries should work together to face major challenges in space science, highlights the Nasa scientist
EU moves to label nuclear, gas energy as ‘green’
The fact that the European Commission quietly distributed the text of this proposal to member states late on Friday, in...The proposal aims to support the 27-nation bloc's shift towards a carbon-neutral future
It also looks to gild the EU’s credentials as a global standard-setter for fighting climate change
Endangered big cat trapped in northern Iraq
The leopard which was given anesthetic before it was captured, is believed that fewer than 1,000 exist in the wild,...Before being captured, the big cat sustained a wound to its back leg when it was caught in a trap
Villagers near the town of Zakho lost around 20 sheep before realizing a leopard was attacking their flocks
2021: A year of space tourism, flights on Mars, China’s rise
Beyond the science milestones, billionaires battled to reach the final frontier first, an all-civilian crew went into orbit.Beyond the science milestones, billionaires battled to reach the final frontier first, an all-civilian crew went into orbit
China's Tiangong (Palace in the Sky) space station -- its first long-term outpost -- was launched in April, while its first Mars rover, Zhurong
US scientist, dubbed ‘modern-day Darwin,’ dies
Edward O Wilson, an award-winning biologist and longtime Harvard professor, died on Sunday at the age of 92.US scientist, professor, and author whose study of insects and clarion call to protect Earth earned him the nickname "Darwin's natural hair," died
Edward O. Wilson, considered the world's leading expert on ants, proved that their colonies communicate through a system of chemicals known today as pheromones
