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A computer generated image of what Nasa's Perseverance rover would look like on the surface of Mars. Courtesy: Nasa
Could trio of Mars missions unearth secrets buried deep in the Red Planet?

Nasa's Perseverance rover blasted into the skies on Thursday, joining spacecraft built by the UAE and China on a journey of discovery to Mars

ScienceJuly 30, 2020
Medical trials undertaken in the UK have produced promising results in the ongoing fight against Covid-19. AFP
'Breakthrough' treatment could boost recovery rates

Trials carried out in the UK have produced promising results

HealthJuly 20, 2020
Pharmaceutical companies around the world are racing to produce a vaccine for coronavirus. : AFP
Coronavirus: new research points to lasting heart and lung damage

Even patients who display no symptoms of infection can suffer from serious health effects, according to new research.

HealthJuly 14, 2020
An Iranian woman and her son wear protective face masks to guard against Covid-19. Courtesy: Wana
Coronavirus: stark lessons must be learnt as delays prove fatal

The rapidly contagious nature of Covid-19 highlights the need for governments to take decisive action

HealthJuly 13, 2020
A health care worker at a Covid-19 testing site in Florida. AP
Why the virus may linger in tiny particles suspended in air

Scientists have called on the WHO to consider methods of controlling airborne transmission

HealthJuly 08, 2020
This computer generated handout image released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on May 15, 2015 shows the impact of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) projectile on the binary asteroid system (65803) Didymos observed by the AIM (Asteroid Impact Mission) satellite. - The Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) is a European Space Agency’s mission, scheduled to be launched in 2020. AIM will travel to a binary asteroid system – the paired Didymos asteroids, which will come a comparatively close 11 million km to Earth in 2022. For a successful joint mission, one spacecraft, DART would impact the secondary of the Didymos binary system in October 2022 while AIM would first characterize the target asteroid (surface and internal properties), observe the impact event and measure any change in the relative orbit. (Photo by Handout / EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Between a rock and a hard place: asteroids that threaten Earth

As the world grapples with Covid-19, the prospect of a calamity striking from space doesn't bear thinking about

EuropeJune 30, 2020
Area 51 in the US state of Nevada has long been synonymous with the search for extraterrestrial life. AFP
Are we alone in the universe? New UK research says 'no'

Two British academics believe there could be as many as several dozen alien civilisations in our galaxy

ScienceJune 21, 2020
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JUNE 11: A man waits for customer s at Al Aweer Market on June 11, 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming over 400,000 lives and infecting over 7.4 million people. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Have UK researchers cracked the search for a Covid-19 treatment?

A new study indicates dexamethasone, a widely-available steroid, may cut fatalities among the seriously ill

HealthJune 18, 2020
Operators man their posts at Dubai's Covid-19 Command and Control Centre at Mohammed bin Rashid University. AFP
Coronavirus: Is social distancing safe at less than two metres?

The UAE is among nations adopting the most demanding standard of two metres, double the distance recommended by the World Health Organisation

HealthJune 13, 2020
The findings and assertions that scientists make can have a profound impact on government policy and how patients are treated. Mauro Pimentel / AFP
Has flawed science and rushed research failed us on Covid-19?

Research into tackling Covid-19 is often far less robust than it seems

ScienceJune 11, 2020
Passengers of an Emirates airlines flight, departing to the Australian city of Sydney, line up to be checked by health workers at the Dubai International Airport on May 22, 2020, after the resumption of scheduled operations by the Emirati carrier, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic crisis. / AFP / Karim SAHIB
Experts divided over WHO's latest Covid-19 findings

Previous research suggested they were responsible for 40-45 per cent of cases

ScienceJune 10, 2020
Ironically, more people in the UAE are deficient in vitamin D because of sheltering from strong sunlight. Victor Besa / The National
Can vitamin D help protect us from Covid-19?

Early studies have shown that people with vitamin D deficiencies are more at risk of becoming seriously ill

ScienceMay 18, 2020
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi are exploring how proteins can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease. Courtesy: NYU Abu Dhabi
Long-rejected virus link to Alzheimer's Disease raises new hopes

A discovery made 30 years ago could hold the key to defeating the much-feared disease

HealthMay 14, 2020
An undated handout photo released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA shows of an illustration of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV). EPA
Coronavirus mutation: more contagious but is it more deadly?

A new study claims to have identified a more contagious strain of Covid-19 virus but many questions remain on what this means for the pandemic

The AmericasMay 07, 2020
Researchers are examining the possibility of using inhalers to introduce stem cells into a patients lungs. AFP
How UAE's new stem cell therapy could help patients

Researchers are looking at using inhalers to help repair patients' damaged lung tissue

HealthMay 04, 2020
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