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MOCCAE, ADQCC sign agreement to enhance biosecurity cooperation

AL AIN, 27th April, 2026 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (ADQCC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance biosecurity cooperation during the Emirates Agriculture Conference and Exhibition 2026.The agreement was signed by Mohammed Saeed Al Nuaimi, Under-Secretary of MOCCAE, and Fahad Ghareeb Al Shamsi, Acting Secretary-General of ADQCC, in the presence of Dr Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate...

How The Trump Administration Is Fast-Tracking Nuclear Microreactors

InnovationSustainabilityHow The Trump Administration Is Fast-Tracking Nuclear MicroreactorsByNoël Fletcher,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Noel Fletcher is a reporter covering renewable energy and wildlifeFollow AuthorApr 26, 2026, 03:04pm EDTApr 26, 2026, 03:12pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Unfinished nuclear reactor core in a modern nuclear power plant...

India to set up 7 space labs in universities to train rocket scientists

India to set up space labs in universities to train rocket scientists

40 years after Chernobyl, Stasi files reveal scale of Soviet misinformation

NewsWorldEurope40 years after Chernobyl, Stasi files reveal scale of Soviet misinformationFor decades, researchers, political leaders and advocacy groups have worked to uncover the story of the explosionLauren Cassidy The Conversation Sunday 26 April 2026 16:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComment...

Himalayan snow hits 23-year low, water crisis looms for 2 billion lives

Himalayan snow hits year low water crisis looms for billion lives

Why Are Humans Ticklish? Hint: Scientists Still Can’t Agree On An Answer

InnovationScienceWhy Are Humans Ticklish? Hint: Scientists Still Can’t Agree On An AnswerByScott Travers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world.Follow AuthorApr 26, 2026, 08:30am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Ticklish laughter predates language, appears across primates, and triggers ancient bra...

On the ascendant

WITH the global order breaking down, wars have erupted in various parts of the world — especially in South Asia, Europe and now the Middle East. Force is being used against adversaries unilaterally with utter disregard for international law. The most recent use of illegal force occurred during the 40-day war waged by the US and Israel against Iran. Resorting to proactive diplomacy, Pakistan’s leadership played a critical role in facilitating a ceasefire and then bringing to the table high-powere...

Isro completes mapping every Indian village, farm and field from space

Isro completes mapping every Indian village farm and field from space

UAE conducts 80 cloud seeding missions to boost rainfall and water reserves

Abu Dhabi: The National Centre of Meteorology has carried out around 80 cloud seeding missions since the start of 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance rainfall and strengthen the country’s water reserves.Dr Mohammed Al Abri, Director of Meteorology at the centre, said the operations are limited to convective clouds suitable for seeding, noting that not all cloud formations are viable. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.“We ta...

हिमालय में इस बार 28% कम बर्फ गिरी, 20 सालों में सबसे कम, स्टडी में खतरनाक खुलासा

Ukraine’s land robots are revolutionising the shapeshifting war with Russia

More than four years into Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces are driving up their use of land robots. The troops that use them and engineers that produce them tell Alex Croft that this is the future of war - and it has already arrived

The Full ‘Flower Moon’ Is Coming — When To See It Rise On May Day

BreakingInnovationScienceThe Full ‘Flower Moon’ Is Coming — When To See It Rise On May DayByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorApr 26, 2026, 04:00am EDTToplineThe full flower moon — named for spring blossoms across North America — will turn full on Friday, May 1, 2026. This year’s flower moon will be best seen rising at dusk on May Day, glowing low...

The tortoise and the hare: will China beat the US in the race back to the moon?

The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing nearly six decades after the first moon walkThe world watched earlier this month as Nasa sent four astronauts around the moon – but to actually land on the surface the US is once again in a space race, this time with China. And China may well win.Both countries plan to build inhabited lunar bases – the first settlement on another celestial body – as well as searching for rare resources and using the deep space environme...

Hidden horrors of UK Chernobyl 'dirty zone' - cancer fears, toxic sheep and lethal rain

Ahead of the 40th anniversary of Chornobyl, The Mirror visits Bala, Wales, where pollution from the horror blast caused years of upheaval for the peaceful farming community, and left a devastating legacy

Eat 'at least' half a cup of this food daily to help you 'live to 100'

Blue Zones expert Dan Buettner says these are the one food centenarians eat daily

Video: Trump, attendees duck for cover after gunshots heard at White House dinner

Video Trump attendees duck for cover after gunshots heard at White House dinner

Trump Fired The Entire National Science Board. Here's Why That Matters

InnovationScienceTrump Fired The Entire National Science Board. Here's Why That MattersByJohn Drake,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Drake is a professor at the University of Georgia. Follow AuthorApr 25, 2026, 09:54pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.SOCORRO, NM - 1999: These twenty-seven moveable antennas, known as the Very Large Array (VLA), take...

BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident

The BBC's Jessica Parker visits Pripyat, which was abandoned in 1986 after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Progress MS-34 spacecraft successfully launched into orbit — broadcast

The flight to the International Space Station will take approximately 49.5 hours

FACTBOX: Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster

Since 2004, the CIS member states have observed April 26 as International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Radiation Accidents and Disasters