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The Rise of Scientific Sovereignty in the UAE

Discover how the UAE is achieving Scientific Sovereignty through advanced pollen profiling and heat-resilient bee research to secure national food systems.

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December 2025 was intense — but purposeful.

December 2025 at Fujairah Research Center: A Month That Meant SomethingDecember 2025 was busy at Fujairah Research Center. Not busy in a noisy way — busy in a meaningful way. The kind of month where work is demanding, da

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Embracing Innovation and Opportunity at a National Industry Event

Industry-focused events play an important role in shaping the future of manufacturing and innovation. Each year, national industry forums in the UAE bring together policymakers, business leaders, innovators, and entrepre

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Sicklethorn

شمبان، معشبهCOMMON NAME:SicklethornARABIC:شمبان، معشبهBOTANICAL NAME:Asparagus falcatus L.SYNONYMS:Protasparagus falcatus (L.) Oberm.FAMILY:LILIACEAEKIND:NativeEMIRATE:FujairahGROWTH FORMS:ShrubsHABITATS:WadiTYPES:Perenn

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Common Checkweed

مشط، حشيشة القزاز، قزازاCOMMON NAME:common checkweedARABIC:مشط، حشيشة القزاز، قزازاBOTANICAL NAME:Stellaria media (L.) Vill.SYNONYMS:Alsine media L., Stellularia media (L.) Kuntze.FAMILY:CARYOPHYLLACEAEKIND:NativeEMIRATE

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Sticky Indigo

Sticky Indigo, a native perennial with dark red flowers, cupped leaflets, and hairy pods, flowering year-round on sandy soils in the UAE.

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Basil

Ocimum forsskaolii, native UAE aromatic basil with glossy leaves and whorled flower spikes, an annual herb blooming Feb–Apr on rocky slopes.

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Ludwig's Marshmallow

Ludwig's Marshmallow, native UAE herb with spreading hairy stems, whitish-pink flowers, and segmented round fruits, blooms Feb–May on rocky slopes.

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Swampmallows

Swampmallows, rare UAE perennial herb with erect hairy stems, pink/white flowers, and triangular mericarps, blooms Jan–Apr in gulleys.

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Long-headed poppy, Blind eyes

Long-headed poppy (Papaver dubium), native UAE herb with scarlet flowers, hairy stems, and black seeds, blooms Feb–Apr in rocky wadi slopes.

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Why our locally built Weather Stations Matter More Than Ever

Climate change is no longer a distant scenario. It is already reshaping weather patterns across the UAE — from unprecedented rainfall events to rising temperatures, shifting wind patterns, and new coastal risks. As these

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NGOs Are the Backbone of Environmental Conservation

and the UAE Just Made Their Role Even StrongerIn every stonger.Across the world, real environmental change is not driven by headlines or conferences.It is driven by NGOs and the people who stand behind them — scientists,

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Tito Is Upset — And Honestly, I Understand Him

Today Tito found out how much it costs for him to travel on a plane.And let me tell you… he did not take the news gracefully.This is a cat who fears nothing — not vacuum cleaners, not strangers, not even the vet on a bad

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