The adaptation and agriculture thematic day at COP27 focused on how the world will feed eight billion people.

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt—French giant TotalEnergies' chief executive was confronted by climate activists Friday at the COP27 summit in Egypt, where the presence of fossil fuel firms has drawn backlash. As he was readying to join a conference, Patrick Pouyanne was confronted by a number of activists, forcing him to briefly...

After two launch attempts were scrubbed this summer because of technical problems, the rocket had to be returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building to protect it from Hurricane Ian.

Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri said the UAE’s participation in the 27th session of COP27 in Egypt will be an affirmation of the country's pioneering model regionally and globally in facing the challenge of climate change.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The number of Saudi universities in the Times Classification of Specializations increased to 21 Saudi universities, compared to six universities in 2019, as per the latest edition of the ranking for the year 2023. Saudi universities are distinguished in 10 major disciplines out of the 11...

The mechanical joints of the battery-powered titanium suit adapt intelligently to the motion of each child, according to the European Patent Office, which presented Garcia with the European Inventor Award. Giving paralyzed children the opportunity to walk not only extends their life expectancy and enhances their physical well-being, but also improves their...

The Global Futurist Society headquarter at the MOTF creates a physical center for international and cross-border dialogue.

Musk has promised the rocket will complete its first orbital test this year, and a version of Starship has already been selected to be used as a lander for NASA's Artemis missions to return humans to the Moon. Aarti Matthews, director of Starship crew and cargo, said SpaceX envisaged the...

Researchers implanted the groupings of human brain cells, called organoids, into the brains of young rats. The rats' age was important: human neurons have been implanted into adult rats before, but an animal's brain stops developing at a certain age, limiting how well implanted cells can integrate.

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad said that protecting migratory birds and biodiversity is one of the global and regional environmental challenges that her country is keen to address during the UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27).

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has invited international developers to send their Expressions of Interest (EOI) to implement the sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model.

The multitude of applications made possible by Carolyn Bertozzi's findings are impressive: delivering treatments with extreme precision, understanding better how drugs act inside the body, and visualizing certain bacteria, to name a few.

The award marks the second Nobel for 81-year-old American Barry Sharpless, who won the chemistry Nobel in 2001.

Their discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics have paved the way for quantum computers, networks and secure encrypted communication.

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) launched the first edition of the Healthcare Research and Innovation Grant, a monetary fund that fosters research and innovation efforts among healthcare professionals in the emirate.

Arguably among the most valuable instruments in scientific history, Hubble continues to make important discoveries, including this year detecting the farthest individual star ever seen -- Earendel, whose light took 12.9 billion years to reach us. It is currently forecast to remain operational throughout this decade, with a 50 percent...

Jordan's The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and the Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) discussed with the German Research Foundation (DFG) prospects of scientific and research ties in the water sector.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos who in 2013 unveiled a delivery drone in a CBS interview, predicting that within five years airborne shipments would be routinely zipping from fulfillment centers to customers' doorsteps. Things haven't quite gone that way for the company that has otherwise seeped ubiquitously into aspects of modern...

The DART spaceship will be smacked into asteroid moonlet Dimorphos to deflect its orbit, testing our ability to stop cosmic objects from devastating life on Earth.

NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm that is forecast to strengthen as it approaches Florida. After two previously canceled launch attempts, NASA is weighing returning the Artemis 1 mission rocket to its assembly site under the...

The sources told Reuters that the deal was signed privately earlier this year with Houston’s Axiom Space.

Musk had initially announced that the Starlink satellite internet service had been made available on every continent "including Antarctica" with the company planning to launch up to 42,000 satellites to boost connectivity.

Although people are still testing positive for Covid in the country, US President in an interview declared that pandemic in US is over.

The UNEP noted a global temperature rise of 2.5C was possible if the ozone-depleting chemicals weren't banned, which would have been a 'catastrophe'.

An international research team on Monday revealed the first images of the Orion Nebula captured with the James Webb Space Telescope, leaving astronomers "blown away." The stellar nursery is situated in the constellation Orion, 1,350 light-years away from Earth, in a similar setting in which our own solar system was...

The date would depend on engineering teams successfully carrying out a test to fuel up the Space Launch System rocket, and receive a waiver to avoid retesting batteries on an emergency flight system that is used to destroy the rocket if it strays from its designated range.

Calling on the world to put an end to the war with nature by investing in renewable energy now, UN head Antonio Guterres said Pakistan and other developing countries are paying a horrific price for the intransigence of big emitters that continue to bet on fossil fuels.

As the planet struggles to meet its climate targets, some climate experts see the technique, called carbon capture and storage, as a means to reduce emissions from fossil-fuel-based industries.

After the latest delay, there are backup opportunities on Monday or Tuesday. After that, the next launch window will not be until September 19, due to the Moon's position.

Liftoff is scheduled for 2:17 pm local time (1817 GMT) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the potential for up to a two-hour delay if necessary.The chance for favorable weather conditions within that window sat at 60 percent Thursday evening."The weather looks good," and isn't expected to be a...

Dubai, UAE: The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has made first observations of a new type of proton aurora around Mars. The spatially variable ‘patchy’ proton aurora potentially triggers new insights into unexpected behaviors in the Martian atmosphere, an official statement said. The...

The highly anticipated uncrewed mission dubbed Artemis 1 will bring the United States a step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon five decades after humans last walked on the lunar surface. Mission manager Mike Sarafin, said the NASA team "agreed to move our launch date to Saturday, September the...

Sketching a dire picture of the world’s healthcare facilities, the United Nations has said that nearly four billion people are at greater risk of infection because of poor hygiene services where patients receive care. According to WHO and the UNICEF nearly 688 million people are treated at places with no...

Between 100,000 and 200,000 spectators are expected to attend the launch of NASA's most powerful rocket yet, the uncrewed 98-meter Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

The giant Space Launch System rocket will make its maiden flight from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its four RS-25 engines, with two white boosters on either side, will produce 8.8 million pounds (39 meganewtons) of thrust -- 15 percent more than the Apollo program's Saturn...

University of Richmond's rat drivers first dazzled the world with their ability to operate tiny cars back in 2019. They are now ambassadors for its Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory.

In a new paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists said the Ryugu samples could give clues to the mystery of how oceans appeared on Earth billions of years ago.

An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan early Tuesday and went into orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. A live feed from Russian space agency Roscosmos showed the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the Khayyam...

News of the launch follows Putin's visit to Iran on July 19, when he met President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The company's earnings jumped on strong sales of Covid19 products.

The Sion, a five-person family car covered completely in solar panels, should enter into serial production in the second half of 2023, the German start-up developing the vehicle said Monday.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Chairman of the NEOM Board of Directors, Monday announced the designs of THE LINE, a civilizational revolution that puts humans first, providing an unprecedented urban living experience while preserving the surrounding nature.

Studies suggest the electric vehicles may not eliminate all emissions even by 2050, particularly those related to mining and battery production. Affordability is also a concern.

Saudi Arabia announced joining Artemis Accords, affirming its commitment to sustainable space exploration guided by a common set of principles that promote the beneficial use of space for all of humanity.

The James Webb Space Telescope's first images aren't just breathtaking they contain a wealth of scientific insights and clues that researchers are eager to pursue.

Distant galaxies, bright nebulae, and a faraway giant gas planet are among the observatory's first targets.

Their bright blue blood has been essential for testing the safety of biomedical products since the 1970s, when it replaced rabbit testing.

The Dubai Metaverse Strategy anticipates that 42,000 jobs will be virtualized through the metaverse by 2030 while also improving resident surgeon performance by 230 percent and engineer productivity by 30 percent, he adds.

Christine Harb, CEMEA Vice President of Marketing at Visa, believes that the workplaces should offer the right flexible benefits for women to join.

Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern city of Basra there is nothing but stiflingly hot air.