High-energy optical event tracked using rapid photometry and multi-filter analysis.

UAE telescope spots rare fast blue cosmic burst

Al Khatim observatory tracks a rapidly fading high-energy event baffling astronomers

Can mammoths be back from extinction? Dubai summit told

Ben Lamm tells World Government Summit de-extinction is no longer science fiction

From mammoths to bio-vaults: Dubai’s Museum of the Future will explore the science of de-extinction and safeguard biodiversity.

RAK Ruler honours Omar Yaghi with science prize

Professor Yaghi is internationally recognised as a leading figure in materials chemistry.

RAK Ruler awards Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Science to Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi at IWAM 2026

WGS: World Laureates Association opens Dubai office

Roger Kornberg and Omar Al Olama announce move at World Government Summit

Delegates arrive on the opening day of World Government Summit. Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulfl News

Nobel laureates in Dubai: Will AI replace scientists?

From AlphaFold breakthroughs to classroom risks, Nobel voices weigh AI’s real limits

Scientists, Nobel Prize laureates and global policymakers attend the opening of the World Laureates Summit in Dubai. The event brings together more than 150 leading researchers and award winners to discuss the future of science and innovation.

‘Nothing means more’: Arab scientists honoured in Dubai

From childhood curiosity to life-saving breakthroughs that changed the world

Distinguished Arab scientists Professor Abbas El Gamal, Professor Majed Chergui and Dr Nabil Seidah

Sheikh Mohammed presents Great Arab Minds awards 2025

Celebrating excellence: Six trailblazers shine in the Arab world’s biggest awards

The winners after being honoured with the Great Arab Minds 2025 Awards.

Why 2026 will be a blockbuster year for skywatchers

Dubai Astronomy Group maps out the year’s biggest celestial highlights

The year will feature 13 full moons, including three supermoons and the Full Wolf Moon, when the Moon appears noticeably larger and brighter due to its closer proximity to Earth.

Why the Arabian Gulf faces extreme summer heat

NYU Abu Dhabi research could help predict marine heatwaves months in advance

NYU Abu Dhabi explains why some summers in the Arabian Gulf become unusually hot, causing marine heatwaves that threaten coral reefs, fisheries and coastal ecosystems.

This habit adds 90000 microplastics to your body yearly

Microplastics are everywhere – here is what the UAE is doing to curb plastic waste

Scientists warn invisible plastic particles from bottled water can cross into the bloodstream and reach vital organs.

Why stars seem brighter on cold winter nights

Jeddah Astronomical Society says the effect is most noticeable between Dec and Feb

Despite the abundance of stars in summer, the increased glow makes individual stars harder to distinguish.

Abu Dhabi observatory captures 'Christmas Tree Cluster'

The project involved the synthesis of 421 individual five-minute exposures

Abu Dhabi observatory captures 'Christmas Tree Cluster' and 'Cone Nebula'

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