Saudi team discovers genetic disorder, names it Alfadhel syndrome
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - A team of Saudi researchers from King Abdullah Children's Specialist Hospital (KACSH) and King Abdullah International...Health Science
SpaceX launches secretive US military spacecraft on research mission
The Pentagon has released little information about the space drone and its mission, which was initially scheduled for December 7,...Science
Saudi Arabia allots land for 600 megawatt solar plants
Saudi Arabia is constructing two renewable energy plants as part of the kingdom’s plan to generate 50 percent of its...The plants will have a capacity of 600 megawatts and will be implemented in the Third Industrial City in Jeddah and the Industrial City in Rabigh
The Ministry of Energy is working to diversify the energy mix to produce electricity, by increasing the share of gas and renewable energy sources in it
Elon Musk announces humanoid Tesla Bot
Musk said the robot would be five feet and eight inches tall, and that a prototype would be ready next...Musk compared the current fleet of Tesla cars to “semi-sentient” beings
He then said whatever the vehicles are capable of could well be put into humanoid form
Some baby bats babble like human infants
The babbling of 20 baby bats was recorded in Costa Rica and Panama between 2015 and 2016 by a researcher...Saccopteryx bilineata don’t hide away in gloomy caves, but prefer to live in trees, making them easier to observe.
One bat babbled for a full 43 minutes, a long stretch considering adult communication generally lasts but a few seconds.
Pfizer Covid jab declines faster than AstraZeneca: study
The study, which has not been peer reviewed, is based on the results of a survey by Britain's Office for...The study, which has not been peer reviewed, is based on the results of a survey by Britain's Office for National Statistics
Pfizer had "greater initial effectiveness" but saw "faster declines in protection against high viral burden and symptomatic infection."
World needs $1bn right now to vaccinate stragglers: WHO chief
WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus also urged wealthy countries to suspend plans to provide booster shots.Global efforts to slow the delta variant of Covid-19 have been hampered by its virulent nature
This has led to hotspots of hospitalizations and deaths in regions with low vaccination levels
US sanctions hamper medicine purchase, says Iran
Iran is currently experiencing its worst wave of new Covid-19 infections, in what is the third wave of the pandemic...According to official figures, the seven-day average of new cases in the country was almost 40,000 on Tuesday
Till date, Iran has seen more than 4.5 million cases of Covid-19 infections, with more than 99,000 deaths so far
Probiotics can save corals from effects of climate change
A new study by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro shows...The scientists created a probiotic using microbes derived from the coral itself, selecting strains with traits deemed likeliest to boost resilience
Probiotics increased the stability and survivorship in the algae-coral host relationship by more than 40%
US to announce Covid vaccine booster campaign
US officials are considering whether a third dose should be the same type of vaccine as a person's first twoThe move could be announced as early as this week, The New York Times reported
US officials are considering whether a third dose should be the same type of vaccine as a person's first two
Green drive: Middle East bets big on renewables
To forestall the crippling effects of climate change, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have put on track projects worth billions...Saudi Green Initiative aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming years
RENA says the MENA region will save 354 million barrels of oil through the deployment of renewables
‘July was world’s hottest month on record’
The month was 0.02 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the previous record set in July 2016, which was equaled in 2019...The month was 0.02 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the previous record set in July 2016, which was equaled in 2019 and 2020
Asia had its hottest July ever, surpassing 2010, it said, while Europe had its second-hottest July, trailing only 2018
