Science
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
August 25, 2019
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
Docking aborted for Russia’s first humanoid robot in space
August 24, 2019
Docking aborted for Russia’s first humanoid robot in space
An unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot to be sent into orbit failed to dock automatically at the International…
Solar energy, biogas plants planned for Giza Zoo
August 22, 2019
Solar energy, biogas plants planned for Giza Zoo
The Ministries of Environment and Agriculture have agreed to build a plant to produce electricity from solar energy and another…
Going ‘nude’: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
August 21, 2019
Going ‘nude’: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
British supermarkets are starting to go “nude”. Bowing to pressure from environmentally conscious consumers, big brand shops have begun taking…
Egypt plans to convert 50,000 vehicles to natural gas in a year
August 21, 2019
Egypt plans to convert 50,000 vehicles to natural gas in a year
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources stated that it aims to convert 50,000 cars to natural gas during the…
Antiquities Ministry denies rumors of Baron Empain Palace interior redesign
August 19, 2019
Antiquities Ministry denies rumors of Baron Empain Palace interior redesign
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry’s head of the Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish Antiquities Sector, Gamal Mostafa, denied social media speculation claiming…
Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change
August 18, 2019
Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change
Iceland on Sunday honors the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some…
Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better
August 14, 2019
Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better
President Donald Trump has seen the future and it is oil. And plastic. Where most environmental scientists and most US…
National Geographic launches ‘Egypt Specials’ series to delve into pharaohs’ treasures
August 11, 2019
National Geographic launches ‘Egypt Specials’ series to delve into pharaohs’ treasures
National Geographic Abu Dhabi has launched an exclusive series titled “Egypt Specials” featuring stories and mysteries of the ancient kingdoms…
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
August 9, 2019
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
The only hint that something extraordinary lay inside the plain wooden drawer in an unassuming office behind Nairobi National Museum…