Global malaria deaths rose to an estimated 610,000 in 2024, with the World Health Organization (WHO) warning that Africa continues to carry a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday inaugurated a major project to transfer desalinated water from the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman to the country’s central plateau, launching its official operation.
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Mohammad Nabi Shahiki, the Deputy Minister of Science for Technology and Innovation, announced that a specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) Park is currently in the process of receiving its operational license in Iran. He underscored the strategic role of AI in steering the technology ecosystem in the current "Age of Algorithms."
The Secretary of the National Blue Economy Development Program of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and knowledge based economy told Borna:
By Zahra Vejdani , Tech Reporter | Borna News Agency: The National Blue Economy Development Program has launched the construction of Iran’s first fully electric Crew Boat a project that, relying on the capabilities of knowledge based companies, targets the needs of the offshore industry and could position Iran in the global competition for clean and energy-efficient vessels.
By Fateme Moradkhani, Tech Reporter | Borna News Agency: With the increasing presence of AI-generated content on social media, user engagement has risen, but content quality and authenticity have declined. This raises questions about detecting and disclosing AI-generated content on platforms.
Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simaei Sarraf says that Iran is ranked 17th in the world in terms of production of the scientific articles.
The head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA), Hassan Salarieh, announced plans to launch three domestically-built satellites into orbit in early winter, as part of efforts to upgrade the country's civilian space program.
In the skies above the United Arab Emirates, pilots fly propeller planes into storm clouds, releasing salt particles in hopes of coaxing rain from the dry desert air. This process, known as cloud seeding, has become a cornerstone of the UAE's efforts to address its deepening water scarcity.
China has launched its advanced Lijian-1 Y9 carrier rocket with two technical experiment satellites onboard.
A longevity startup in the south of China is working to develop anti-ageing pills.