NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is returning home after six months aboard the International Space Station. During her time on the orbiting laboratory, O’Hara contributed to dozens of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to prepare for future space exploration missions and generate innovations and benefits for humanity on Earth…
In 1997 the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov. It was a groundbreaking demonstration of supercomputer technology and a first glimpse into how high-performance computing might one day overtake human-level intelligence. In the 10 years that followed, we began to use artificial intelligence for many practical tasks…
Nasa’s Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, private companies are making significant steps in taking paying customers further into space. As humanity’s footprint expands beyond the familiar terrains of Earth to the Moon and possibly beyond…
A flying car that’s certified for aviation just took another big step towards commercialisation. The Aircar’s creator, KleinVision, today announced the sale of a “groundbreaking” license to manufacture the vehicle. The deal gives China’s Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Co exclusive rights to the system within a specific…
A Chinese man recently set a new Guinness Record for the longest time to spray water from the mouth continuously, a whopping 5 minutes and 51.88 seconds. Water sprouting is a fairly old trick that dates back to the 17th century. It involves drinking large amounts of water and then regurgitating it using muscle control…
The Egyptian Air Force continued to airdrop large quantities of urgent humanitarian and relief aid including food and vital needs into the Gaza Strip on March 26-27; in cooperation with Jordan and a number of countries participating in the international coalition. The move comes in accordance with relevant directives from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Annelle Sheline is the second State Department official to publicly resign since Oct. 7, citing the erosion of US credibility on human rights in the Middle East as a result of the war…
A rights group, Empowerment for Unemployed Youths Initiative (EUYI) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to relieve the current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Olayemi Cardoso if he is committed to turning around economic woes facing the nation. The biting inflation and the unstable forex market…