BLOOMBERG Every morning, thousands of construction workers in Qatar start their day by soaking their uniforms in water. The two-minute ritual kickstarts an important process: When the workers are toiling outside — often at summer temperatures above 120F (48C) —  their uniforms can cool skin temperature by as much as 8C (14F), for up to seven hours. The uniforms are ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Sunday announced the successful undocking of Crew-6, which includes astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, from the International Space Station (ISS). This marks the beginning of the crew’s return journey after the 6-month-long space mission. The Dragon Endeavour spacecraft carrying onboard Sultan AlNeyadi along with his Crew-6 crewmates, Nasa astronauts Stephen Bowen ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Over the course of a 6-month space mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi conducted over 200 advanced research experiments and studies that took about 585 hours in collaboration with 10 international space agencies and 25 esteemed UAE and global universities. The experiments covered a range of topics including the cardiovascular ...