Native oysters making a return to Belfast after over a century’s absence
BELFAST, UK - Long gone from Belfast's famed harbor where the Titanic was built, oysters are making a comeback thanks to...Geostrategy Science
Red Sea Global, VAARST join hands for marine ecosystem mapping
TABUK, SAUDI ARABIA - Red Sea Global (RSG), the multi-project developer behind the regenerative tourism destinations, is piloting SubSLAM, an...Business Science Tourism
UAE names newly EAO-discovered stars after Sheikh Zayed
The stars were photographed using an Astronomical Observatory with a diameter of 0.6 meters, using a specialized astronomical camera at...The discovery was made by EAO engineer Nezar Sallam in conjunction with the World Space Week
These stars were monitored by the EAO and their data was analyzed using software and mathematical algorithms
Oman okays 3rd Covid-19 vaccine dose for adults
The decision is said to have come at a meeting of Oman’s Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from...Epidemiological reports and analyses point to a minor increase in positive cases in Oman
The reports also showed that 93 percent of the target population received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccines
UAE launch trials of autonomous taxis
The UAE last month approved a temporary license to test self driving taxis on the roads with safety officer sitting...Bayanat started the trial of two electric and two hybrid taxis under the name TXAI
Dubai will launch 4,000 self driving taxis by 2030
Turkey pledges to protect Mediterranean Sea
Turkey, the last G20 country that ratified the Paris climate agreement, faces criticism for how it treats its water.Microplastics pollution in the Mediterranean Sea poses a threat to marine life
Turkey’s southern shores on the Sea of Marmara has witnessed the largest outbreak of ‘sea snot’
UAE to fund project against red palm weevil
The red palm weevil is said to be a highly destructive pest that blights palm trees.The tripartite agreement has been signed by the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
The other signatories are the Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
UAE University patents virus-killing ‘electrical mask’
The backing material of the device is made of suitable flexible plastics or polymer material, which can conform to the...The university is looking to start marketing the patent as the next step, said Prof Ahmed Ali Murad, Associate Provost for Research.
A second application of the device is its functionality for vaccine development.
WHO allays Omicron fears, says it may not dodge all vaccines
According to WHO, the existing vaccines might prove less effective against the new Omicron variant as it counts more than...Omicron is better at infecting those who are vaccinated or those earlier had Covid-19
According to the South African data, the new variant of Covid-19 is likely more transmissible than previous variants
WHO advises against blood plasma treatment for Covid-19
The WHO has made a ‘strong recommendation’ against the use of blood plasma in people who do not have serious...Convalescent plasma is the liquid part of blood from a recovered Covid-19 patient that contains antibodies
It was one in an array of potential treatments investigated early in the pandemic, but has shown limited benefit
Saudi Arabia approves entry of tourists jabbed with Sputnik
Saudi Arabia has granted approval for people vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik jab to enter the country in a move that...Foreign tourists vaccinated with Sputnik will still be required to quarantine for 48 hours and take a PCR test
The coronavirus outbreak has for a second year forced Saudi authorities to dramatically downsize the hajj
WHO says no Omicron deaths yet, as variant spreads worldwide
There had been a spike in the number of children under five admitted to hospital since Omicron emerged.Mild symptoms as headaches, sore throat, and coughs reported on those afflicted of Omicron
The first detected in South Africa omicron variant of COVID-19 has now reached to 38 countries
