In recent years, modern medicine has provided us with everything from new vaccines to protect us from deadly diseases to groundbreaking cancer treatments. It’s provided us with hope on countless occasions — including back in 2011 when doctors unveiled a machine that could allow a human to live without a heart, one of the body’s […]
Plastering your face on billboards across the country might seem like an unorthodox way to find a partner. However, after such a stunt, one bachelor has received over 100 applications from hopeful bachelorettes in a desperate bid to ‘save [him] from an arranged marriage’. Mohammad Malik can be seen lying across huge billboards in both […]
On Instagram or TikTok, if you’ve seen footwear made of tennis balls or a toasty bread hat with a Carhartt logo, you’ve probably spotted the handiwork of Nicole McLaughlin. Making one-off garments out of everyday products and upcycled streetwear, the Brooklyn-based designer gives each of her playful pieces a new function. Over the past two […]
Beyond the laptops, tablets and smartphones, the world will see a number of oddball gadgets, including dehumidifying earbuds, smart light bulbs that monitor your sleep and even smart baths technology that lets a bathtub fill itself in 2022. Here’s a look at some of the buzziest products to watch out for in 2022 Samsung Galaxy […]
DUBAI: Dubai’s real estate market continues to serve as a key driver for the growth of various sectors and economic activities in the emirate, with the sector recording 84,772 transactions representing a value of AED300 billion in 2021, according to the annual transaction report issued by the Dubai Land Department (DLD). Guided by the leadership’s […]
ABU DHABI: Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi, Official Spokesperson for the UAE Health Sector, announced that the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has issued guidebook on COVID-19 booster shots, urging all eligible individuals to take the shot six months after their second dose. During the UAE Government media briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Al Ghaithi […]
After 40 years with NASA and three years as its chief scientist, Jim Green has retired from the agency. Green, who joined NASA in 1980 spent 12 years as the director of the agency’s planetary science division and helped it complete tasks like understanding Earth’s magnetic field and searching for life on Mars. This background […]
A team of scientists at a research facility in Italy has developed a robot to help out during natural disasters. The small humanoid robot, called iCub, will fly using a propulsion backpack and will have systems in its palms that allow it to control power and direction. The scientists from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have […]
A German Shepherd named Tinsley first thought to be a lost dog, successfully led New Hampshire state police to the site of its owner’s rollover crash. Both the vehicle’s occupants were seriously hurt, but thanks to Tinsley’s dogged efforts they quickly received medical assistance once officers discovered the truck, which went off the road near […]
With Covid-19 causing delays in construction schedules and project openings, construction has become quite challenging. Regardless, the coming year promises — for now, at least — a slew of hotly anticipated new buildings, from Africa’s tallest skyscraper to a futuristic water bottling factory in Italy. Notable for their design, potential cultural impact or the conversations […]
After nearly four years of construction, China’s longest underwater highway tunnel is now open to vehicle traffic. At a length of 10.79 kilometres (6.65 miles), the Taihu tunnel stretches under Lake Taihu in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, about 50 kilometres east of Shanghai. According to government officials in Jiangsu, the tunnel began construction on January […]
