EXPLAINER
Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has a fatality rate of up to 50 percent and no approved vaccine as yet.
Advertisement
Content Feed
Scientists identify massive new dinosaur following Thailand dig
Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis had enough unique features to be considered a new species.
ANALYSIS
‘The world is sounding an alarm’: Why big tech is the new colonist
Power is no longer exercised through military force alone, but via technology, finance and control over information.
EXPLAINER
Japanese snacks go black-and-white: Why Iran war is driving up ink prices
Calbee says it would temporarily use only black and white colours on 14 of its products due to a lack of printing ink.
From: NewsFeed
New eye scan detects diseases years before symptoms appear
A Qatar-based professor has pioneered a non-invasive eye scan to detect neurodegenerative diseases in minutes.
Published On 13 May 2026
There’s an app for that: Gaza’s developers use tech to solve war problems
Gaza’s battered tech sector is being reshaped by young developers building practical apps to navigate life.
The Take: How US donor bodies were sold for Israeli military training
How donated cadavers from US universities ended up in Israeli military surgical training.
![A member of the Israeli security forces aims his weapon while patrolling during a military raid in the Qalandia refugee camp, south of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 11, 2026. The Israeli-occupied West Bank has been gripped by almost daily violence since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, involving both Israeli troops and settlers. [Zain Jaafar/ AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260511__B2GM6K7__v1__HighRes__PalestinianIsraelConflict-1778683135.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
From: NewsFeed
Chinese firm unveils ‘transformer’ style manned robot
Unitree Robotics has released footage of its CEO piloting the GD01 transformable mecha that smashes through walls.
Published On 12 May 2026
EXPLAINER
Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19
Experts say the transmission of hantavirus between humans is so rare that a pandemic is nearly ‘impossible’.
EXPLAINER
‘A calamity’: Why is a record heatwave sweeping South Asia?
Countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have experienced temperatures soaring well above seasonal averages.
All Hail the Military
A series exploring the systems of power that sustain militarism and the profound impact they have on us all.
