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 Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) have discovered a new genetic disorder.This disorder has been named Alfadhel Syndrome, after Professor Majid Alfadhel, the leader of the research team.The syndrome has gained official...
Turkish excavations offer vital clues of human history
Gobekli Tepe - which experts believe was never actually inhabited - may be part of a vast sacred landscape that encompasses other hilltop sites that are believed to be even older.
Arab, Islamic universities urged to collaborate on East-West bridge building effort
Makkah, Saudi Arabia - A scientific forum organized by Arab and Islamic universities’ associations has recommended the formation of a working group of scholars and researchers to become envoys for the Muslim World League’s (MWL) initiative, "Building Bridges Between East and West.”The forum, titled “The role of media in enriching...Saudi Arabia to launch two astronauts into space aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The sources told Reuters that the deal was signed privately earlier this year with Houston’s Axiom Space.
DEWA’s R&D Center registers patent for robotic carrier
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) 's Research and Development (R&D) Center has registered its sixth patent for a user-friendly robotic carrier to transport and lift solar photovoltaic panels easily from any surface.
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worsening as humanity’s impact deepens
Of 31 "vital signs" - key metrics of planetary health that include greenhouse gas emissions, glacier thickness, sea-ice extent and deforestation - they found that 18 hit record highs or lows
