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Egypt to establish Middle East’s first marine research and technology center
Egypt
July 17, 2019
Egypt to establish Middle East’s first marine research and technology center
Egypt announced the establishment of a marine research and technology center specializing in marine industrial robotics, the first of its…
Light pollution puts Nemo’s offspring at risk
Environment
July 10, 2019
Light pollution puts Nemo’s offspring at risk
Popularized by Disney’s ‘Finding Nemo’, the common clownfish may not see its eggs hatch if they are exposed to artificial…
Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance
Life & Style
July 9, 2019
Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance
Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, shot to YouTube stardom a decade ago for his uncanny ability to rock out to the…
E-JUST President: permanent headquarters to be inaugurated in September
Egypt
July 2, 2019
E-JUST President: permanent headquarters to be inaugurated in September
President of Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) Ahmed el-Gohary said on Monday that E-JUST obtained a grant of…
Japan approves growing human organs in animals for first time
Science
July 1, 2019
Japan approves growing human organs in animals for first time
Scientists in Japan will begin trying to grow human organs in animals after receiving government permission for the first study…
Science suffers collateral damage as US, China tensions rise
World
June 18, 2019
Science suffers collateral damage as US, China tensions rise
A rise in US visa denials for Chinese academics and intensified scrutiny of alleged links to Beijing over fears of…
Light exposure during sleep linked to weight gain in women: study
Health & Fitness
June 11, 2019
Light exposure during sleep linked to weight gain in women: study
Women who sleep with the television or a light on in the bedroom may be more likely to gain weight,…
Da Vinci ‘claw hand’ may have impaired later art: study
Art news
May 5, 2019
Da Vinci ‘claw hand’ may have impaired later art: study
Leonardo da Vinci may have suffered traumatic nerve damage that left him with a “claw hand”, impairing his ability to…
Egypt seeks global partnerships to implement national AI strategy: Minister
Technology
May 4, 2019
Egypt seeks global partnerships to implement national AI strategy: Minister
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat said that Egypt is seeking global partnerships to implement a national strategy…
Google takes on ‘Africa’s challenges’ with first AI center in Ghana
Science
April 14, 2019
Google takes on ‘Africa’s challenges’ with first AI center in Ghana
An artificial intelligence research laboratory opened by Google in Ghana, the first of its kind in Africa, will take on…