DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates Space Agency announced the commencement of a new Emirati interplanetary mission, designed to further accelerate the young nation’s space engineering, scientific research, and exploration capabilities and drive innovation and opportunity in the country’s private sector. “We have set our eyes to the stars because our journey to development and progress […]
An awe-inspiring show produced solely for Expo 2020 Dubai in collaboration with Grammy-Award-winning composer Steve Sidwell, ‘The Sounds of Nature’ dazzled spectators at the Jubilee Stage as part of the Climate and Biodiversity theme week. The 60-minute show used the power of the human voice to create a stunning soundtrack to a visual journey of […]
For the past eight years, Bill Fischer North Dakota, USA has been trying desperately to stop the furry little blighter from filling his car engine up with walnuts. But the 56-year-old says he is constantly outwitted by his nemesis, who manages to hide hundreds of the nuts away in his truck. Every autumn the rodent […]
A traditional ‘Kapa haka’ – an age-old tradition of song, dance, and chanting – was performed by Ngāti Koraha, a UAE-based cultural group at Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre, Expo 2020 Dubai. New Zealand’s participation at Expo 2020 reflects the Māori value of kaitiakitanga, or ‘Care for People and Place’, and emphasises the deep kinship between people […]
SHARJAH: The 8th annual Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF 2021) will be turning the spotlight on the voices, technical talents, and budding creative genius of young filmmakers and aspiring media arts professionals in the UAE and the region once again at the FUNN Media-Art Annual Exhibition (FAME), which will be presenting […]
Why are the windows on airplanes round-shaped? Well, it’s all to do with pressure. To figure this out, it would mean to go back to 1954, when a plane carrying 35 people took off from Rome and was heading to London before it disintegrated in the sky and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. Months later […]
Healthy Ice-Cream, the term itself is tempting and encouraging for ice-cream lovers, who always wanted to have it, but always avoid it because of artificial components. House of Pops is a name in the ice cream industry, which claims to be 100 percent natural and healthy. Marcela Sancho, co-founder, House of Pops speaking to […]
Sir Timothy Bartel Smit KBE took the mic at the World Majlis, as part of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Climate & Biodiversity Week. The world-renowned ecological expert shared his insights on advancing ecological protection via diplomacy, as part of the session titled Nature’s Game of Jenga: Getting Creative to Fight Biodiversity Loss, held in collaboration with […]
Expo 2020 Dubai visitors can embark on a curated sustainability-based journey to discover how countries around the world are emerging as ‘Waste Warriors’ through a range of dynamic initiatives. From vertical farming to biodegradable alternatives, and sipping coffee from edible cups to converting food waste into gourmet food, Expo 2020 participants are leading the way […]
A new educational campaign unveiled at Expo 2020 Dubai by Garnier and National Geographic shares expert advice on key sustainability topics related to the beauty industry. Featuring educational content produced by National Geographic CreativeWorks, featuring the explorer’s Rosa Vasquez and Imogen Napper, the series is part of Garnier’s drive to encourage 250 million people to live greener lives […]
When Italy first went into a coronavirus lockdown last year, Khabane Lame lost his job and in the last 18 months things have really taken off for him digitally. He spent his days indoors at his home in Chivasso with his three siblings, looking for other jobs. One day, he downloaded TikTok and started tinkering […]
