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AI designs living viruses for the first time

Researchers see medical promise, but experts warn safeguards lag behind

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Viruses are already widely used as delivery vehicles in gene therapy, carrying healthy genes into patients’ cells to treat inherited disorders. AI-designed viruses could one day be tailored to perform such tasks more efficiently or safely.

6 min darkness: Saudi's first total eclipse in 75 years

Saudi Arabia prepares for one of the century’s longest total solar eclipses

Saudi Arabia braces for six-minute total solar eclipse in 2027, first in over 75 years

Strawberry Micromoon and Asteroid Day in UAE on June 30

Will asteroid hit Earth or will Moon turn red? DAG answers queries ahead of Dubai event

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If we can build a bridge to space, why haven’t we?

The dream of a space elevator may depend less on technology than on economics

Unlike rockets, which expend enormous energy and resources with every launch, a space elevator could provide routine, electrically powered access to orbit. Picture for illustrative purposes.

UAE strengthens space intelligence network

Expansion of the Foresight constellation boosts Earth observation coverage

The UAE's new satellites operate in mid-inclined Low Earth Orbit, extending monitoring capabilities across regions

Scientists unveil vaccine breakthrough using AI

Cambridge researchers say new AI-designed jab could protect against families of viruses

An AI-designed vaccine has successfully completed an initial human safety trial, raising hopes that future vaccines could protect not just against known viruses but also against new variants and even pathogens that have yet to emerge.(Photo for illustrative purposes only)

Dubai is hosting a nature hunt for free this weekend

From beaches to balconies, your everyday sightings could help scientists

The City Nature Challenge runs from 24 to 27 April

Sharjah Science Museum celebrates 30 years of learning.

Year-long programme of family workshops, space events and innovation activities unveiled

Three decades of discovery: Sharjah Science Museum milestone hands

UAE universities lead early disease detection research

From Alzheimer’s prediction to cancer tech, how UAE research is changing care

Professor of Chemistry at NYUAD Ali Trabolsi (left) and Lead Researcher at NYUAD Farah Benyettou (right)

Trump opens UFO files: Would aliens like us?

From Roswell to Artemis, rising UFO curiosity fuels debate over alien views of humanity

FILE - A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., on June 10, 1997. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)

Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about return to moon

Artemis II crew will play it safe and zip around the moon in an out-and-back slingshot

NASA’s new moon rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS, has soared only once in a test flight without anyone on board more than three years ago.

NASA’s return to the Moon begins on April 1

First crewed lunar mission in over 50 years aims to pave way for Moon landing

Artemis 2 crew members, from left, Mission Spc. Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Centre Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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