A lot of us are familiar with the advice that we should brush our teeth twice a day and for at least two minutes each time. Many of us overestimate how long we brush our teeth for — by as much as a whole minute in some cases. And yet there’s some evidence that even […]
DUBAI: Estonia is proving that when its comes to creating a sustainable future, some solutions may lie in the past. Materials used for centuries can still help to shape the buildings of tomorrow. For example, clay is a natural material used for thousands of years to build homes, and even fortresses and castles. It still […]
Employees of multi-brand retailer Eros Group are clocking in their 30 minutes to a healthier lifestyle per day, coming to a few steps closer to their goal of 5 million steps for the Dubai Fitness Challenge. More than 1,000 employees are taking around 800,000 steps per day as part of Eros Group’s fitness initiative. Mohammad […]
DUBAI: The commanding voices of today’s youth were heard loud and clear across Expo 2020 Dubai as the World Expo, UNICEF and the UAE Ministry of Community Development celebrated World Children’s Day with a slate of youth-led festivities that culminated in a spectacular concert at Al Wasl Plaza. “We have the responsibility to take action. […]
LONDON: From a backflipping gymnast to a man pulling a car while walking on his hands, this year’s Guinness World Records Day is as colourful as ever. Talent from around the world have smashed all kinds of records for the eighteenth annual GWR Day. “If you want to be a Guinness World Records title holder […]
It’s difficult to talk about the human brain without inadvertently talking about computers. “I’m still processing,” one might say, or “It is possible to do a quick download of the findings?” There’s a reason computer metaphors are peppered across academic papers and lectures about the brain, according to Matthew Cobb, a zoologist and the author […]
DUBAI: He is known as ‘Expo Grandpa,’ and though he is 74 years old, Ronald Skiles did not obtain that title because of his grandchildren. Rather, Ronald Skiles is an Expo veteran — Expo 2020 Dubai is his 16th international mega-event. Skiles regularly attends both ‘big’ and ‘smaller’ Expos sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) around the […]
A man in the US has broken a world record by taking our favourite childhood toy and supersizing it. Introducing the world’s largest Nerf gun. As a huge fan of the toy brand, Michael Pick from Huntsville, Alabama, decided to take the Nerf N-Strike Elite Longshot CS-6 model and make it 300 percent bigger. What […]
DUBAI: Um Muhammad braves the hot sun and the long distance from Ras Al Khaimah to Expo 2020 Dubai every day, to be an ambassador of Emirati heritage. Um Muhammad proudly shows off her crafting skills, giving visitors the opportunity to learn about the UAE’s culture. She aims to instill the value of authenticity in the […]
Does size really matter? When it comes to superyachts, it seems the answer is most certainly “yes.” The title for the world’s biggest yacht was once held by the same vessel, El Mahrousa, for over a century. But it’s changed hands far more frequently in the years since then as more and more supersized yachts […]
FLORIDA: SpaceX founder Elon Musk that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January, but he’s not betting on success for that first test flight. “There’s a lot of risk associated with this first launch, so I would not say that it is likely to be successful, but we’ll […]
