CHICAGO/LONDON, July 1 (Reuters): Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic. Many of them have been monitoring the new subtype of H5N1 avian flu in migratory birds since 2020. But the spread of the virus to 129 dairy herds in […]
Ubaid Sahil Humans have been discovering new horizons and inventing new technologies and tools. This journey of discoveries and inventions is happening at a speed that has never been recorded before in known history. The history of humankind can be traced back to around 2.8 million years ago, but it was only 12,000 years ago
WASHINGTON: The White House has directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies. The head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
NEW YORK: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence that encourages countries to safeguard human rights, protect personal data, and monitor AI for risks, Reuters reported. The nonbinding resolution, proposed by the United States and co-sponsored by China and over 120 other nations, also advocates the
WASHINGTON: SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk\’s space company and national security agencies. The network is being built by SpaceX\’s Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion
CAPE CANAVERAL: A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Florida on Sunday night carrying a crew of three U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut on their way to the International Space Station (ISS) to begin a six-month science mission in Earth orbit. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket topped with an autonomously operated Crew Dragon capsule dubbed
NAIROBI (Reuters): UN delegates on Thursday withdrew a motion calling for more research into technologies that aim to fight climate change by reflecting the sun’s rays back into space, amid concerns about health and environmental risks. Some who opposed the draft resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) were also worried that the use of
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MOSCOW: Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space program. Russia’s state space corporation, Roskosmos, said it had lost contact with the craft at 11:57
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Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Today, making a huge departure from routine subjects that ordinarily deal with issues that attract mostly common readers, I am going to make you have a fleeting round of a revolutionary world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that has created ripples in the realm of modern technology. With the rise of
Under experimental status, the first flying car has officially been cleared for takeoff in the USA. This week, Alef Aeronautics revealed its flying car “Model A” was granted legal permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to test run the vehicle on the road and in the sky − a move needed before it can be
