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Science and Technology

With advances in genomics, it has become possible to , simply by looking at its DNA or genome map.

This year marks the ofhumankinds first step on the Moon on 20 July 1969.For the first time in our 200,000-year existence, we were not solely bound to Earth anymore.The theme of World Space Week 2019 is The Moon: Gateway to the Stars,to celebrate the incredible achievement of landing on the Moon and to spark consideration of the value of the Moon in humankinds future space endeavors.

Not everything that looks like trash is trash. That was the fundamental challenge when a UNESCO prizewinner from Estonia, the, had the idea to create an image-based trash detection system using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Mansoor, 12, watches the virtual reality documentary Clouds over Sidra with a big grin, outside a UNICEF-supported Makani centre in the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees. Photo: UNICEF/Herwig

Digital technologies know no borders. They cut across boundaries, sectors and disciplines, opening up new opportunities which are transforming societies and economies, and helping achieve the worlds 17 Sustainable Development Goals.