The UAE is establishing a polar research presence, joining SCAR as an associate member and participating in international conferences in Oslo.

The entities involved

• United Arab Emirates →

  country in Western Asia

  • Wynn Resorts is involved in the Wynn Al Marjan Island project in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, with IGY appointed as the marina operator and Marina Solutions International handling the design.16:44
  • The UAE and Jordan are jointly working on developing a national railway network in Jordan.14:46
• Antarctica →

  terrestrial continent in the Southern Hemisphere

  • A merger combines two major studios, while the IceCube Neutrino Observatory operates in Antarctica, and protests pressure the French government.14:44
  • The article states that Francis Halzen was born in Belgium and is involved in research concerning high-energy neutrinos.13:01
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research →

  international organization

  Nothing else this week.

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• Eduardo Castro and Claudio Meneses co-authored a study involving the Korea Polar Research Institute regarding Antarctica.Aug 17
• Monash University scientists led research on Antarctic microbes, which was published in Nature Communications.Aug 29
• A study published in Nature journal and a Google search of the NOAA Arctic Report Card involved Antarctica.Sep 9
• Concordia conducted studies on isolation in extreme Antarctic environments, informing future long-term space missions.Jun 7