Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 bn

Alaska Airlines is set to purchase mid-size US carrier Hawaiian Airlines — if it can gain regulatory approval. Alaska Airlines announced Sunday that it would buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9…

Al Jaber goes off script, denies science

Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events Do you find it hard to reconcile the Sultan Al…

Investigating needle-free ultrasound vaccine delivery

Ultrasound pulses deliver vaccines through the skin without needles. This technique, which employs sound waves to create bubbles that forge a path for the vaccine, may be especially helpful for…

Mosaic depicting lions found at ancient Prusias ad Hypium

Archaeologists have uncovered a mosaic depicting lions during excavations at ancient Prusias ad Hypium, located in modern-day Konuralp, Turkey. Prusias ad Hypium was a city in ancient Bithynia which was…

How to start an AI task force at your school

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An emerging consensus among school technologists is that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is irrepressible, so the process of embracing it has to start somewhere. One approach…

Research shows that being overweight hampers the body’s immune response to SARS-CoV-2

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain University of Queensland-led research shows being overweight can impair the body’s antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection but not to the protection offered by vaccination. Research lead,…

A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way

This image provided by NASA shows an artist’s illustration of the Tess telescope. Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright nearby star in perfect rhythmic harmony. They say it’s…

BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver

This is the BMW logo on display at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show Thursday, Feb.13, 2020 in Pittsburgh. BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S.,…

Vietnam coal path becomes uncertain as finance falls short

Vietnam’s just energy transition partnership plan has no timeline for retiring coal, as backers offer mainly commercial loans, not grants When Vietnam and a group of rich countries struck up…

US GCF pledge and ‘greenwash’ oil and gas charter

Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events It was UAE National Day yesterday in Dubai. While citizens…