It was a special day at the United Nations Headquarters in New York as superstar K-pop band BTS addressed the audience about issues like vaccines, young people, and the earth’s well-being. Appearing at a sustainability event, the seven-member musical juggernaut appeared in the General Assembly hall recently to help promote U.N. goals for 2030 including […]
ABU DHABI: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) recently launched the first-ever Abu Dhabi Red List of Wildlife Species (AD-RLS), which is an assessment of the threat status of the emirate’s terrestrial and marine species. A total of 244 species were assessed, including 101 plants, 49 birds, 9 marine species, 32 terrestrial mammals, 25 […]
Tom Ruggio often sat in solitude at the Church of the Holy Family which is located just a few blocks from the campus of Iona College. Ruggio who has lived in Italy for about nine years studying art could not believe what his eyes saw at the church. Ruggio said, “Up in the middle of […]
AL AIN: Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) have made an unprecedented scientific advance that has the potential to revolutionise the water desalination industry. Scientists in the university’s National Water and Energy Centre have invented a new desalination system that dramatically reduces energy consumption during the desalination process. The low-energy desalination system has […]
AL AIN: Al Ain Zoo launches a dynamic new experience for website visitors that takes them on a fascinating journey through the Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre, with three unique audio tours through the popular “Our Heritage, Our Identity”, “Zayed’s Footsteps”, and “Art of Architecture” tours. Speaking on the launch, Muneera Jasem Al Housani, Director […]
Copenhagen with a score of 82.4 out of 100 has been named the world’s safest city for the first time ever as per the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index (SCI). In 2019, Denmark’s capital was eighth on the index, largely thanks to the initiation of an environmental security section, which the city scored quite […]
If Winnie the Pooh was one of your favorites growing up, here’s your chance to live at a replica of the storied bear’s treehouse. It is being made possible by Pooh illustrator Kim Raymond who is hosting two one-night stays at the “Bearbnb,” custom-built at the real site that inspired the fictional Hundred Acre Wood […]
The seventh World Green Economy Summit (WGES), being held on 6th and 7th October 2021, at Expo 2020 Dubai, is set to tackle some of the critical sustainable development pillars, one of which is global food security and its role in green growth. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the World Green Economy […]
Abu Dhabi Police has received international recognition for its organisational resilience, with three stars – the highest ranking – from the International Consortium for Organisational Resilience. The ranking reflects Abu Dhabi Police’s response capabilities, innovation, ongoing operational development, and efficient and proactive services. WAM
GEMS Education launched the first-ever ‘plogging’ event in the UAE in partnership with DULSCO, as the first initiative to bring the GEMS Global Ambassadors together on a common mission earlier today. The GEMS Plogging Event aimed at bringing together 50 participants including students, staff, and parents from across 5 GEMS schools in Dubai to spread […]
Meet Virginia Oliver who started trapping lobster off Maine’s rocky coast, when World War II was a distant event in the future, and women harvesting lobsters was a rare sighting. Almost a century later at age 101, she’s still doing it. The oldest lobster fisher in the state and perhaps the oldest one in the […]
