Saudi Space Agency, US Sierra Space partner to develop national capabilities
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sierra Space, a leading...Science
Europe’s largest nuclear reactor malfunctions again
Helsinki, Finland - Finland's Olkiluoto 3, the largest nuclear reactor in Europe, stopped production on Wednesday after a test caused the plant unit...Energy Science
Nuclear energy back in focus as climate crisis deepens
To resist climate changes, more sustainable sources of energy like nuclear could become a norm in the near future.Nuclear energy is part of the solution to global warming, there's no way around it, IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi has said
The UN's climate science advisory panel, the IPCC, has also given a place to nuclear in its models
A pill that could end the Covid pandemic
Pfizer said Friday that a clinical trial of its pill to treat Covid-19 had shown it is highly effective, hailing...A simple pill to treat the coronavirus at home has been sought since the start of the global health crisis
Pfizer's is the second anti-Covid pill after that of Merck, which is actually an influenza medicine rebranded to fight the coronavirus
COP26 braces for youth protests after vague emissions pledges
Demonstrations are expected across Glasgow against the disconnect between the pace of emissions reductions and the climate emergency.Organizers of the Fridays for Future global strike movement said they expected large crowds at the planned three-hour protest during COP26 Youth Day
The event is expected to be attended by high-profile campaigners Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate
Global CO2 emissions in 2021 near record levels, says report
CO2 pollution this year will be just shy of the record set in 2019, according to the Global Carbon Project...Capping the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels would limit mortality and damage
However, it requires slashing carbon emissions nearly in half by 2030 and to net zero by 2050
Arab nations’ pledge bolsters COP26 message
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt have made some strong climate-action pledges at or before COP26.The summit may not achieve its target of reducing carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030
COP26 wants governments to adopt carbon emission targets through 2030
Olive growers in Holy Land at the mercy of climate change
During the recent olive harvest, Palestinian farmer Dalal Sawalmeh raked her fingers through the silvery green leaves of her family's...Like many farmers across the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Israel, she blames climate change for impacting the iconic gnarled trees
This year her trees produced less than half their usual yield and "not all the trees bore fruit"
Ten global firms launch the Alliance for Clean Air
The first global corporate effort to tackle air pollution was launched today, named the Alliance for Clean Air, bringing together...Ten companies are committing to measuring their air pollution footprint and creating clear, actionable plans to help deliver clean air
 In 2019, it was the fourth leading risk factor for early death worldwide, surpassed only by high blood pressure, tobacco use and poor diet
Augmented reality: an early taste of the metaverse?
The key idea behind metaverse, supposedly the internet of the future, is the blurring of the divide between the physical...Augmented Reality is believed to be the early stage of the metaverse envisioned by Facebook.
With AR, you put on a device and you're still in your world, but we're augmenting it with digital content, says Peggy Johnson, CEO of Magic Leap
US approves Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11
The United States can now start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid vaccine, US health authorities said Tuesday in...Days after gaining authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, the vaccine was endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The government was well ahead of the decision, procuring enough doses for the children in the 5-11 age group
IMF head urges COP26 to ramp up climate action
The world is at a turning point on climate change. IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has urged world leaders at the...The IMF chief has urged world leaders to make strong policy on climate change, calling it a grave threat
Kristalina Georgieva said in a blog that global policies will leave 2030 carbon emission far higher than needed to achieve current goals
