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The world’s largest dinosaur skeleton could be yours!

If you’re into dinosaurs, you too could own a 66-million-year-old giant Triceratops fossil if you have an estimated 1.2 million euros (AED5million).  The fossil who has been named Big John’s skull is 2.62 meters (8 feet 7 inches) long and 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) wide, while his two largest horns are 1.1 meters […]

This one was quite a close call!

NASA keeps a keen eye on Near-earth Objects (NEO) through its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena. Recently, the observatory-cum-laboratory traced the 1000th near-earth asteroid (NEA), named ‘2021 PJ1,’ as it passed by Earth at a distance of 1.7 million kilometres. The asteroid was so small in size making it quite a challenge for the radar […]

Rashid Rover is gearing up for lift-off!

UAE’s space program has now set its course for the moon. The space mission named the Emirates Lunar Mission is aimed to visit the moon by 2024 via the Rashid lunar rover. It has now begun temperature testing. Recent visuals of the Rashid rover have come to light after the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center […]

Join Thor at the World’s Greatest Show!

Thor aka Chris Hemsworth’s pre-COVID filmed ad filmed by Emirates holds a very special message. Hemsworth takes viewers on a stunning virtual tour of the upcoming Dubai EXPO 2020. Surrounded by kids he travels via the metro passes by the Burj Al Arab to finally reach the ‘World’s Greatest Show!’

Bitcoin finds its way to Central America!

In a monetary experiment, El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national currency.  President Nayib Bukele stated on Monday that his government had purchased another 200 bitcoins following the decision to formally adopt the currency.  As it stands El Salvador now holds 400 bitcoins which are worth almost $21 million (AED77M) […]

Dh1,000 fine for ignoring school bus ‘STOP’ sign

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Police, in cooperation with the Integrated Transport Centre and the Emirates Transport Corporation – Abu Dhabi, has activated the radars that will automatically monitor motorists who violate rules by not stopping when “stop” sign arms on school buses are displayed. The Abu Dhabi Police warned motorists to stop when they […]

A charging cable capable of chaos!

This seems like your normal USB Cable, right? Plug it in your PC and this seemingly harmless cable can hack into your digital life completely as it behaves maliciously stealing your private data. What is this cable? Named O.M.G Cable, it is a cable that comes with a built-in Wi-Fi microcontroller inside the connector port […]

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