Science
After 19 years, Egypt’s Tanta Museum reopens
August 31, 2019
After 19 years, Egypt’s Tanta Museum reopens
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany on Saturday reopened the Tanta Museum following the completion of renovations, after a 19-year closure.…
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
August 31, 2019
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
Google will pay $150-200 million to settle allegations YouTube violated a children’s privacy law while gathering data to better target…
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
August 30, 2019
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil took effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon…
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
August 29, 2019
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it was ditching single-use toiletry bottles as part of plans to…
Massive modern catacombs set to open in Jerusalem
August 29, 2019
Massive modern catacombs set to open in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Under a mountain on the outskirts of Jerusalem, workers are completing three years of labor on a…
Photos| Dolphins abandon Hurghada’s “Dolphin House” for love
August 28, 2019
Photos| Dolphins abandon Hurghada’s “Dolphin House” for love
Humans and dolphins have long cohabited Erg and Fanous coral reefs areas in Hurghada of the Red Sea Governorate, an…
New fees to be imposed on Egypt’s natural reserves
August 28, 2019
New fees to be imposed on Egypt’s natural reserves
The Ministry of Environment is set to implement a new regulation plan on Egypt’s natural resources, which includes applying a…
CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
August 28, 2019
CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to…
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
August 26, 2019
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to…
High above Greenland glaciers, NASA looks into melting ocean ice
August 26, 2019
High above Greenland glaciers, NASA looks into melting ocean ice
Skimming low over the gleaming white glaciers on Greenland’s coast in a modified 1940s plane, three NASA scientists, led by…