Mysteries of icy ocean worlds
As NASA’s Europa Clipper embarks on its historic journey to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, Dr. Matt Powell-Palm, a faculty member at Texas A&M University’s J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of…
Paris retains title as world’s leading city destination for 2024, ET TravelWorld
Euromonitor International has named Paris the world’s most attractive city destination for the fourth consecutive year in its Top 100 City Destinations Index 2024. The annual report evaluates urban destinations…
Meet Hang Son Doong: The World’s Largest Cave with Jungles, Stalagmites, and a Hidden River
The Hang Son Doong cave in Vietnam, located in Quang Binh Province within Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park currently holds the title as the largest known cave in the world.…
World’s Largest Aloft Hotel Appoints Tan Kim Seng as General Manager
Dark/Light Mode (03/07/24) The Aloft Singapore Novena, Singapore’s first and the world’s largest Aloft hotel, has appointed Tan Kim Seng as General Manager. Tan, whose experience spans over four decades…
New paradigm of drug discovery with world’s first atomic editing?
In pioneering drug development, the new technology that enables the easy and rapid editing of key atoms responsible for drug efficacy has been regarded as a fundamental and “dream” technology,…
Hong Kong Airport Launches World’s First Smartphone Express Bag Drop Service
Dark/Light Mode (06/08/24) The world’s first smartphone express bag drop service has launched at Hong Kong Airport (HKG). The groundbreaking development uses HKG’s Flight Token technology to allow passengers to…
One of world’s fastest ocean currents is remarkably stable, study finds
A new study by scientists at the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic…
Minor Set to Open World’s Third NH Resort in Maldives
Dark/Light Mode (21/08/24) Minor Hotels will open the first NH-branded resort in Maldives on 1 September 2024. Located in South Ari Atoll, approximately 35 minutes by seaplane and speed boat…
Planet hunters unveil massive catalog of strange worlds
While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about them. A NASA catalog featuring 126 exotic, newly discovered worlds includes detailed measurements that allow…
World’s chocolate supply threatened by devastating virus
A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world’s most popular treat.…