DUBAI: Lebanese author Hilda Youssef took children visiting Expo 2020 Dubai on an exciting imaginary journey at the open-air Sameem Pavilion, reading stories from her books and showcasing Arabic heritage. The event, organised by Emirates Literature Foundation (ELF), saw Youssef reading from her books, Snowy & Zoey in a New World and Snowy & Zoey’s Big Life Lesson. Both stories […]
A meteorite from Mars that’s over 4 billion-year-old that caused chaos here on Earth decades ago actually has no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life, after all, scientists reported recently. In the year 1996, a NASA-led team reported that organic compounds in the rock appeared to have been left behind by living creatures. Other researchers […]
The world is constantly changing especially in the field of technology from the metaverse to the non-fungible tokens (NFTs), it continues to evolve how we live our lives — and one of the biggest arenas, where that’s playing out, is a sport. All of this is thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and innovation in […]
DUBAI: Despite the rapid growth and continuous development, horses of all breeds have never lost their value and remained a symbol of beauty, prestige and strength, a cause for pride among their owners, and a source of inspiration for poets and writers. Nowadays, horses have a fair share in enhancing the safety and security of […]
A paramount moment in Spider-Man franchise history was made when a sketched single page of a Marvel comic became the most expensive page to ever be sold at an auction. The page in question shows Spider-Man’s first-time wearing an infamous all-black suit, fetched $3.36 million (AED 13m) at an auction recently becoming the “world’s most […]
A colony of 60 million breeding fish has been discovered in Antarctica’s ice-covered Weddell Sea, which was an unknown ecosystem of the past that covers an area the size of Malta. This find indicates truly how much the world knows of the depths of the ocean. The vast colony is believed to be the world’s […]
You’ve got to remember a name just before a company video call? Maybe you are about to play charades online with your husband’s entire family? Or are you worried about placing a colleague’s name on his face when you do go back to work in person? Then one day soon you may have a tool […]
DUBAI: Self-driving cars and delivery robots have huge potential to reshape last-mile mobility, but artificial intelligence (AI) needs to learn to interact with humans and develop a level of social awareness if they are to operate safely and efficiently. Autonomous vehicles can improve the lives of those with limited access to mobility, with knock-on benefits […]
DUBAI: Visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai can discover a shared sense of collective responsibility towards one another, and understand what we can achieve when we all work together, as part of ‘The World is One’ – a bespoke visitor journey from a collection of many, tailored to varied interests, and covering everything from family fun […]
A massive asteroid, almost the size of the tallest building on Earth, is heading for the planet in mid-December, as per NASA’s asteroid tracker. Designated 163899 (2003 SD220), the massive asteroid has a diameter of approximately 791 meters, nearly the size of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest manmade structure on Earth. However, observations […]
People say ‘do what you’re best at.’ But what do you do when ‘what you’re best at’ is… doing nothing? Shoji Morimoto was always the laid-back kind of lad, disinterested kind of guy his family, friends, and co-workers called a ‘do-nothing.’ After doing a series of jobs post-college, Shoji, 38, decided to follow his passion […]
