Jordanian fisherman Marwan Shriem helped researchers confirm the first recorded pelagic stingray in the Red Sea. His photographs and videos from the Gulf of Aqaba supported the scientific identification.
A newly published study by researchers at Sultan Qaboos University found that floods increased microplastic pollution at most sampled sites in Oman’s Wadi Al Khoud. The sharpest rise was recorded near a flood-retention dam.
Astronomers found strong evidence of a supermassive black hole more than 30,000 light-years from the center of a distant galaxy. The normally hidden object became visible when its gravity tore apart a passing star.
Archaeologists have presented gold jewelry, coins, and other objects recovered from a Byzantine shipwreck near Croatia’s Mljet Island. The finds indicate that an important person may have been traveling aboard the ship.
UNESCO held the first global conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development in Paris. Discussions addressed open science, research inequalities, public trust, international cooperation, and the launch of the Decade’s global report.
