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Finding Beauty in Chaos: Human Resilience in Cities
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Hamad Almuzaini’s Precarious Beings explores how people quietly reshape public spaces in Kuwait through everyday improvisation
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Saudi Youth Reimagine the Circular Economy Trends
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Through UNDP’s Summer Academy, young Saudi innovators are turning environmental challenges into practical solutions for textile and electronic waste.
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Plants’ Response to Rising CO₂ and Water Scarcity
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Many projections of future dryland expansion assume warming simply raises evaporation, but a new study suggests the process is more complex.
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Traditional Design to Mitigate Coastal Jeddah Summer Heat
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Historic Jeddah’s narrow alleyways, shaded arcades and closely clustered buildings demonstrate traditional architectural techniques developed to mitigate the intense summer heat and humidity of the coastal city.
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How the UAE Is Protecting Its Gulf Architectural Heritage
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This year, the UAE Ministry of Culture launched the National Register of Modern Architectural Heritage to ensure these buildings are protected, preserved, and recognized as important cultural landmarks.
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Fake Ranking Sites and Their Impact on Universities
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Fake Webometrics University Rankings (WURs) are targeting universities in the Global South, leading to the rise of dissemination of inaccurate ranking data through news outlets and consulting agencies.
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The Future of Engineering: Next-Gen Technologies Explored
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From AI in engineering to the Internet of Things (IoT), these innovations are reshaping the way engineers approach problem-solving, design, and manufacturing.
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Journeying Through Syria’s Shattered Cities Today
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The journey, from June 1 to June 7, 2026, was part of a broader research programme that has involved more than 200 interviews over the past two years with Syrian returnees, internally displaced people, local officials, humanitarian workers and civil society representatives.
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Understanding of Human Civilisation and Early Trade
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The excavation of the ancient city of Ur, for example, transformed understanding of early urban life, long-distance trade, royal tombs and burial customs.
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