Fossils found in Chile are from a strange-looking dog-sized dinosaur species that had a unique slashing tail weapon, scientists. Some dinosaurs had spiked tails they could use as stabbing weapons and others had tails with clubs. The new species, described in a study in the journal Nature, has something never seen before on any animal: […]
DUBAI: Special Olympics UAE and Expo 2020 Dubai signed a Memorandum of Understanding to encourage participation in sports among people of determination with intellectual or developmental disabilities by facilitating the ongoing use of the mega-event’s Sports, Fitness and Wellbeing Hub. Through the cooperation, people of determination will be able to experience the 5,400 square metre […]
Some 73 feet below the traffic and bustle of London’s Piccadilly lies a silent warren of corridors and pitch-black rooms, rarely seen, rarely visited, but which played a vital role in the course of 20th-century history. Now, the opportunity has come round again to slip behind the door of the abandoned Down Street Tube station […]
The spire of a soaring 118-story tower has topped out at over 2,227 feet above Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. Set to become the world’s second-tallest building upon its completion next year, Merdeka 118 now stands higher than China’s 2,073-foot Shanghai Tower and is dwarfed only by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. At a ceremony marking […]
John Lavender II promised his son they would one day live in a castle one day and he delivered in a big way with not one, but three castles. The property now forms Highlands Castle on Lake George, New York and you can even visit it yourself through Airbnb. In 1978, Lavender promised his three-year-old […]
Heels are making a serious comeback, with stars leading the post-lockdown trend for towering footwear. Beyoncé donned a pair of this year’s “it” shoe — six-inch hot pink Versace platform heels — to an event in August, spurring an internet frenzy over the item. Celebrities were seen sporting similar styles at the White House and […]
ABU DHABI: Social media giant Instagram has launched a celebratory filter for passport holders of the United Arab Emirates to mark 50 years since the nation was founded. In partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), Instagram developed the filter to be used for UAE passport and Expo passport holders. It […]
Abu Dhabi: Burjeel hospitals in Abu Dhabi, Mohamed Bin Zayed City, and Al Ain welcomed nine babies on the special occasion of the UAE National Day. The birth of the babies on the day of UAE’s golden jubilee has added to the joy of the parents and the family. Burjeel Medical City in Abu Dhabi […]
As childhood obesity continues to escalate in the UAE, a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health and Prevention in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, showing that 46% of children were physically less active than before the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian children’s food startup Slurrp Farm is all […]
DUBAI: BARQ EV, a smart mobility solutions company, broke two Guinness World Records, by executing the longest flight of a drone for the delivery service at 13.584 kilometre, and the longest non-stop return flight for a drone at 18.065 kilometre, which is one of the longest distances for a drone. The achievement of BARQ EV […]
Researchers from Princeton University and the University of Washington have unveiled a tiny camera that, despite its size, can take impressive images. It’s the size of a grain of salt but it can still capture objects at a close distance in stunning detail thanks to the technology housed inside its glass-like casing. Previously released micro-cameras […]
