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Representatives of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals visit Baku Higher Oil School

BAKU, Azerbaijan: The Representatives of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) visited the Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) and met its Rector Elmar Gasimov to discuss the possibilities of establishing cooperation between the two Universities and prospects for effective collaboration, Azerbaijan State News Agency AZERTAC reported. The meeting was attended by the Dean of College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences of KFUPM Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi, the Doctor of Philosophy in Geology and the Deputy Head of the Geological Sciences Department Dr John Humphrey, the Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics Dr SanLinn Kaka, the Head of the Oil and Physics Program at the Center for Integrative Petroleum Research Dr Jack Dvorkin, the Special Assistant to the Dean of College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences of KFUPM Mohammad Al Maziad, and BHOS employees. The BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov noted that Baku Higher Oil School is the first English-language technical University in Azerbaijan, which conducts…

9 Dec 09:24 Dispatch News Desk 1078940130430726814.html
Event Highlight: World-Renowned Dr. Dan Siegel speaks on The Science and Practice of Presence

World-renowned researcher, author, and speaker Dr. Dan Siegel has spoken for the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, The Dalai Lama, Google University, London’s Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and millions of others. Now he's speaking for you in Santa Barbara at The Consciousness Network’s event on Friday, December 13, to be held in Hahn Hall at The Music Academy of the West. Tickets can be purchased here.

9 Dec 08:28 edhat santa barbara 2501874276148533124.html
NASA Mission Discovers Mysterious Plumes of Particles Being Ejected From Asteroid’s Surface

The space agency said they launched the mission to study the asteroid Bennu in 2016. Samples from the celestial body would not only shed light on how planets formed and life began, but also give a better understanding of how to protect our planet from an asteroid collision.

9 Dec 10:45 Sputniknews 967333867753045695.html
‘Ghost ship' of Sutton Hoo to sail again: Anglo-Saxon vessel found in Suffolk 80 years ago will be rebuilt from 3D computer models to explore the origins of English seafaring

In its Suffolk-based burial mound - thought the resting place of King Rædwald - only the impression of the ship and its iron rivets remained, the timber having long rotted away.

9 Dec 10:59 Mail Online 124328110770067512.html
Tim Cook Celebrates Coding And Computer Science Education Week in Japan

Tim Cook celebrated Computer Science Education Week and the importance of coding with primary school pupils in Japan.

9 Dec 13:18 The Mac Observer 5087532648856620665.html
Shocking photo of a colony of huntsman spiders living together found in Australia

A rare photo has emerged of a colony of huntsman spiders living together in nest boxes originally built for pygmy possums.

9 Dec 12:40 Fox News 7362823820207170952.html
Adorable pictures show bear teaching its young how to scratch its back

A photographer has captured remarkable images of a mother grizzly bear teaching its young cub how to scratch its back in Canada.

9 Dec 13:47 Fox News 7362823821018388462.html
Nobel laureate to study high incidence of heart problems in India

Ferid Murad will do joint research with Apollo Hospitals

9 Dec 15:24 BusinessLine 5283600552128127.html
Will China Be First to Track Signal From Aliens Far Away in Universe?

China put the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, which is 500 metres wide, into operation in 2016. Three years later, the testing period is drawing to an end. But the development of the unique object, called the Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) and is hoped will find extraterrestrial intelligence, continues.

9 Dec 14:27 Sputniknews 967333868321749806.html
Incredible picture shows lion cub letting out its first roar

A wildlife photographer has captured the moment a lion cub bellowed its first roar, reminiscent of a famous scene in the Disney movie "The Lion King."

9 Dec 14:57 Fox News 7362823821277157454.html
Great British Bamboo invasion: Gardeners urged NOT to grow the marauding oriental plant as it invades neighbours' land and threatens house foundations

The persistent plant, favoured by pandas and conjuring up images of idyllic gardens, led to one gardener in Reading having to excavate the entire garden to get rid of it.

9 Dec 15:39 Mail Online 124328111044465666.html
Saturn's moon Enceladus' 'tiger stripes' mystery explained

Saturn's moon Enceladus has been shrouded in mystery since its discovery in the late 18th century, but now researchers believe they have solved what causes the moon's "tiger stripes," according to a new study.

9 Dec 16:45 Fox News 7362823820894928327.html
‘The pandemic clock is ticking’: A race against time for a universal flu vaccine

For many people, including the elderly and others in high risk groups, getting a flu jab is a winter ritual.

9 Dec 17:00 The Telegraph 140598091186684579.html
In a Chinese school, a ‘mind-reading’ headband tells teachers when their students are distracted

Neuroscience-based pedagogy might have unintended consequences.

9 Dec 16:00 Scroll.in 8669301693596863469.html