May 15 2024
Almost two decades since Concorde retired, interest in supersonic travel has been picking up pace, and several super-fast planes are under development. Airlines seem interested: United has already committed itself to offer supersonic routes as early as 2029. But what […]
Prefer your coffee black? Then you probably like dark, bitter chocolate, according to new research identifying a genetic basis for those preferences. If that’s you, then congratulations — you are the lucky genetic winner of a trait that may offer […]
The bones of five mammoths were discovered with Neanderthal stone tools at a quarry near Swindon, providing a revealing look at life in Britain during the ice age 200,000 years ago. The well-preserved mammoth remains belonged to two adults, two […]
RAS AL KHAIMAH: Preparations are underway as Ras Al Khaimah is gearing up for another New Year’s Eve fireworks spectacle, set to clinch two world records for ‘Most Remote Operated Multirotors/Drones Launching Fireworks Simultaneously’ and secondly the ‘Highest Altitude Multirotor/Drone […]
DUBAI: Dubai is set to enhance its status as one of the world’s leading Creative Cities, with the city publishing a new report that outlines its initiatives and accomplishments over the last four years and a four-year plan to enhance […]
DUBAI: Imagine trying to play table tennis with a football, using your feet instead of a paddle. In essence, this is what Teqball, a game developed by a trio of Hungarian football fans, is all about – and at Expo […]
Predictions for the future have not always been entirely accurate. If sci-fi author Philip K. Dick’s classic novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” had been prophetic, humanoid robots would live among us by now, almost indistinguishable from people. And […]
The mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep was discovered in 1881 but never unwrapped by archaeologists. Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about the life and death of the Egyptian king for […]
China has developed artificial intelligence that can reportedly identify crimes and file charges against criminals with more than 97 per cent accuracy. The AI was developed and tested by the Shanghai Pudong People’s Procuratorate and it has been trained to […]
The votes are in and the Goodreads community has spoken. Today, Goodreads has announced the Goodreads Choice Awards 2021 winners. This year, 4,756,261 votes were cast, as compared to 5,674,480 last year. The Goodreads Choice Awards began in 2009. Each year, Goodreads analyzes […]
DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai’s shared a video featuring a Bollywood veteran actor inviting one and all to visit. Take a look at the video below. Source: Expo 2020 Social Media
