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Meet the Emirati adventurer who traveled the world in record-breaking time

Meet Dr. Khawla AlRomaithi who managed to break the record for the fastest time to travel to all seven continents in just three days 14 hours...

Does air pollution affect mental health later in life?

In a study of women aged 80 years and older, living in locations with higher exposures to air pollution was associated with increased depressive...

Shape of color: Patterns in brain specific to what you see

The age-old question of whether we all see color the same may now have an answer.

Study maps odd structural similarities between human brain and Universe

One fascinating quirk of the Universe is that shapes and patterns can be found in hugely different contexts: the Golden Spiral can be seen...

Squirrel causes South Carolina outages

A section of South Carolina’s capital city, the US, was without power after a squirrel scurrying across equipment caused damage that led to a...

UN approves extra steps to curb shipping emissions

The United Nations shipping agency approved measures to boost energy efficiency in vessels as part of efforts to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint, a...

Asian traders cautious as vaccine hopes offset by virus surge

Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday but investors were shifting cautiously as they weighed hopes for a virus vaccine against surging infections around the...

Can surgical masks be reused?

Health authorities say the most widespread anti-COVID weapon — surgical masks — must be thrown away after a single use, but environmental concerns are...

Three anti-Iran terrorists killed in SW Pakistan

Pakistani security forces on Tuesday killed three terrorists, wanted by the Islamic Republic of Iran, in southwestern Balochistan province, local media reported.

Iran-Azerbaijan borders to remain in peace forever: Ambassador Mousavi

The Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan said that Iran-Azerbaijan border areas have become the borders of peace and friendship forever due to the historical,...

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