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
US private firm targets moon landing
Intuitive Machines, the Houston company, hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon.Science
Snowden slams new Apple feature
The NSA whistleblower has said other companies following suit could lead to a torrent of privacy breaches across the board.Apple unveiled the features earlier this month, saying they would help limit digital contraband on its devices
Experts have already warned against the feature, saying that it could be hacked or exploited
Mena region needs water resilience: World Bank
Without water resilience, the MENA region may see a loss of 6-14 percent of the collective GDP by 2050, says...A drought can reduce the economic growth of a city anywhere in the world by up to 12 percent, says the World Bank
The MENA region, it says, has over 60 percent of the population living in areas with high water stress, compared with 35 percent globally
Riyadh clears Moderna vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17
Saudi Arabia has approved the use of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17. The kingdom's...Clinical studies and reports showed the vaccine's effectiveness and safety
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was registered in the Kingdom on July 9, 2021
Scams infect the pandemic globally
Since the French government made proof of vaccination mandatory to enter cafes and other public places this month, a black...Russian mobsters, Chinese hackers and Nigerian scammers use stolen identities to plunder tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid
Among the ripest targets for the cybertheft have been jobless programs
GCC looks up to stars with its space probe
The GCC might have been a late entrant to the exclusive club of space programs, but with its deep pockets...The GCC governments have built a 21st-century vision of space focused on business, power, image, and control
Saudi Arabia's space program is the only one that compares in scope and ambition to the UAE
Next Apple Watch could check for dehydration
With temperatures rising globally, this could be a useful feature for users of this Apple device.Apple has recently been granted a patent in this regard by the US Patent and Trademark Office
The patent shows electrodes in the watch band, through which the electrical properties of sweat will be measured
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."
