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Anatomy of a Dhow, Bahrain Pavilion Osaka Expo 2025 / Lina Ghotmeh ArchitectureSave this picture!© Iwan Baan•Osaka, Japan Architects: Lina Ghotmeh Architecture Area Area of this architecture project Area:  998 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025 Photographs Photographs:Iwan Baan, Ishaq Madan More SpecsLess Specs Save this picture! Text description provided by the architects. The Kingdom of Bahrain inaugurated its national pavilion, "Connecting Seas," at Expo 2025 Osaka. This marks the Kingdom's fourth national participation in the World Expo, which is held in the Kansai region of Japan and runs until October 13, 2025, under the overarching theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives."Save this picture!Save this picture!Bahrain's participation in Expo 2025 Osaka is commissioned and organized by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities. The pavilion reflects Bahrain's historical connection to the sea, drawing inspiration from the Kingdom's seafaring heritage and traditional dhow construction, integrating Japanese joinery techniques. "The Kingdom of Bahrain's national participation 'Connecting Seas,' explores Bahrain's longstanding position as a port at the intersection of cultures and commerce, linking international trade routes across the chapters of history" noted Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed, Commissioner General of the Bahrain Pavilion.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Situated in the "Empowering Lives" zone, the pavilion spans 995 square meters and Rises from 13 to 17 meters in height across four levels, overlooking the seafront. Designed by Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh, the structure is made from wood and cooled by coastal winds, making it one of the most sustainable buildings in the Expo.  "The Bahrain Pavilion embodies sustainability, cultural exchange, and craftsmanship. Built from around 3,000 pieces of un-engineered wood using intricate joinery, it minimizes waste," says Ghotmeh, "Minimal foundations avoid concrete, nearly all materials are reusable, and passive cooling reduces energy use—making it a testament to sustainable innovation."Save this picture!Save this picture!Visitors are invited to experience the pavilion through a sensory exhibition experience that engages the five senses. Curated by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, the exhibition features collaborations with artists Shepherd Studio, Sissel Tolaas, Hassan Hujairi, and La Méduse to narrate the theme of connectivity through trade, crafts, manufacture, pearling, and ecology in a series of galleries. "The Kingdom of Bahrain national participation explores the resilience and adaptability of sea cultures. The sea is a central component of the Islands of Bahrain, a significance that is shared in Japanese culture and expressed through art, photography, music, and film." shares Noura Al Sayeh Holtrop, the Deputy Commissioner General of the Pavilion.Save this picture!Save this picture!The pavilion's café delivers a unique culinary experience with seasonal menus that blend local Bahraini flavors with Japanese ingredients and is crafted by award-winning chef Tala Bashmi. A dedicated business floor developed by Bahrain's Economic Development Board showcases the Kingdom's strategic location and position as an open, global economic hub for investment.Save this picture!Pavilion staff and volunteers wear exclusive designs by Bahraini fashion designer Lulwa Al Amin. The collection features artistic prints and embroidered coastal motifs, referencing the pavilion's theme. Complementing the experience is a gift store featuring design products inspired by local heritage for adults and children. Expo 2025 Osaka is expected to attract over 28 million visitors from around the world, with participation from 160 countries.Save this picture! Project gallerySee allShow less About this office MaterialWoodMaterials and TagsPublished on April 16, 2025Cite: "Anatomy of a Dhow, Bahrain Pavilion Osaka Expo 2025 / Lina Ghotmeh Architecture" 16 Apr 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1029138/anatomy-of-a-dhow-bahrain-pavilion-osaka-expo-2025-lina-ghotmeh-architecture&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Archeopark Pavlov. Famous landmark on South Moravia. Czech Republic, and the likely site where the Dolní Věstonice portrait head was found in the 1920s. (Image Credit: Photo Nature Travel/Shutterstock) NewsletterSign up for our email newsletter for the latest science newsThe Dolní Vestonice Portrait Head is just 2 inches tall and 1 inch wide. It’s a tiny face carved into an ivory mammoth tusk, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in significance. Uncovered in the 1920s in the South Moravian region of the Czech Republic, the figure, which dates back 26,000 years, is thought to be the oldest known personal portrait.During the late Paleolithic Period, a group of mammoth-hunting ancient humans set up camp in the Dolní Věstonice region of what is now the Czech Republic, and this specimen is a representation of the culture that took place there. The portrait head seems to show a woman with engraved eyes and other individualized features and a face that tells us a story.What Is the Dolní Věstonice Portrait Head?It’s generally rare to find portraits from this time period, says Jill Cook, curator at the British Museum. It’s a slightly more abstract form of a portrait, but it’s interesting because the subject isn’t meant to be portrayed as beautiful. Her hair was either drawn up in a bun on the top of her head or covered with a piece of cloth.The oval face, shapely turned-up nose, full lips, and eyes are portrayed as uneven, a detail which leaves us to wonder why. The right eye is beautifully carved with an eyelid and an open eye and pupil, but the left eye is slightly larger, and instead of a similar eyelid, it appears to be drooping on one side.“As you look more closely, it looks like there’s a faint irregularity on the left side of the face,” says Cook. “It would appear that the left eye is closed, which may be a sign of a congenital abnormality or perhaps an accident that damaged the eye, or a sort of palsy or stroke.”Representing Ancient SocietyThere was a clear choice to present someone who had some sort of abnormality, which could mean a number of things, says Cook. It could show this society’s humanity and an element of a uniquely human relationship or that of kindness. This was a group that cared for its people, which included those with injuries, those who needed to be cared for to get better, or those who had a lifelong disability. “This was a person who needed help in life,” says Cook.It could also be the opposite, that this person was an outcast as was sometimes how those with disabilities would have been portrayed in certain societies. “They could be feared [not revered] for their differences,” says Cook. It’s hard to know. But what is clear is that this was a person that this civilization wanted to represent through art.The portrait could also be showing us how hard this world might have been so long ago. When the Dolní Věstonice Portrait Head was made, the average lifespan of an ancient human was just 30 years to 40 years. Living in the elements without healthcare meant that infant mortality was common and, if there was an injury, one might never recover from it.There’s also a lot that we don’t know because this was excavated over a century ago. It wasn’t found in a burial, though it was found near the location of a burial that held the bones of a woman of similar age. But it also wasn’t excavated as carefully as it would have been today, so it’s possible that some clues about what was found were missed.The portrait leaves us with as many questions as it provides answers, but one thing is clear: even all those years ago, humans dealt with issues and hardships; you can see it in her face.Article SourcesOur writers at Discovermagazine.com use peer-reviewed studies and high-quality sources for our articles, and our editors review for scientific accuracy and editorial standards. Review the sources used below for this article:Bradshaw Foundation. The Art of the Ice AgeArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences. The woman from the Dolní Věstonice 3 burial: a new view of the face using modern technologiesSara Novak is a science journalist based in South Carolina. In addition to writing for Discover, her work appears in Scientific American, Popular Science, New Scientist, Sierra Magazine, Astronomy Magazine, and many more. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. She's also a candidate for a master’s degree in science writing from Johns Hopkins University, (expected graduation 2023).1 free article leftWant More? Get unlimited access for as low as $1.99/monthSubscribeAlready a subscriber?Register or Log In1 free articleSubscribeWant more?Keep reading for as low as $1.99!SubscribeAlready a subscriber?Register or Log In

Swedish public television producers have spent the past few days rushing to ready cameras for one of the most anticipated shows of the season. But the last-minute chaos wasn’t the result of poor planning or inexperienced crewmembers—it’s all the moose’s fault. “There is a lot of moose traffic. They are waiting for us,” producer Stefan Edlund told Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT. “We had to make a big adjustment based on our basic plan.” Edlund works on Den stora älgvandringen, which roughly translates to The Great Moose Migration or The Great Elk Trek. Since its debut in 2019, the three-week, 24/7 livestream of northern Sweden’s Ångerman River has documented hundreds of the world’s largest deer species as they make their way across thawing waters to spring grazing pastures. Nicknamed the “King of the Forest,” bull moose can grow to nearly 7 feet tall at the shoulder and weigh nearly 1,000 pounds. Females are slightly smaller, but still formidable. The 24/7 livestream kicked off its seventh year on April 15. Credit: SVT Although numbers have declined since the 1980s, Sweden still has more moose per square kilometer than anywhere else in the world. Exact numbers aren’t known, but around 300,000–400,000 moose are believed to roam the country at any given time, depending on the season. Right now, it’s migration season—and thanks to warmer weather, it started about a week earlier than anticipated. Originally planned to begin broadcasting on April 22, Den stora älgvandringen went live on the national broadcaster’s streaming platform SVT Play on April 15. For the next 20 days, 26 strategically placed remote cameras connected by nearly 12 miles of cable will provide uninterrupted moose content to what has been a steadily growing audience. Nearly 1 million viewers tuned in during its inaugural 2019 season. Last year, that number grew to around 9 million. But don’t expect massive moose herds storming across the river about 187 miles northwest of Stockholm. The migration is a much slower paced event, often featuring nothing but pristine Nordic wilderness for hours on end, peppered by an occasional small group of moose on the move. But the meditative views and calming ambient forestscapes are still worth a watch, according to the legions of fans. “I feel relaxed, but at the same time I’m like, ‘Oh, there’s a moose. Oh, what if there’s a moose? I can’t go to the toilet!’” one longtime fan told the Associated Press. The post It’s time to tune in to the Great Moose Migration livestream appeared first on Popular Science.

News Physics Imitation dark matter axions have arrived. They could reveal the real thing A quasiparticle in a manganese-based material acts a lot like the elusive axion Researchers Suyang Xu (left), Jianxiang Qiu (right) and colleagues have created axion quasiparticles, which behave similarly to hypothetical axion particles that could be the explanation for dark matter. Suyang Xu By Emily Conover 17 seconds ago If imitation is a form of flattery, then scientists are enamored with the axion. The hypothetical subatomic particle has long eluded scientists. But it’s now been conjured up in imitation form within a thin sheet of material, researchers report April 16 in Nature. If axions exist, they could explain dark matter, an invisible form of matter inferred from observations of the cosmos. But efforts to spot the particles have been unsuccessful. The newfound axion imitators are the next best thing. Sign up for our newsletter We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01102-2Drugs that clear away brain plaques are a welcome arrival, but targeting amyloid alone might not be enough to halt the disease.

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Google is reportedly preparing to expand availability of the Identity Check security feature that is present on some Samsung and Google Pixel smartphones. The Identity Check feature is designed to protect user data and Google accounts from being compromised when a user's phone is stolen. When the feature is enabled, an Android phone will require biometric authentication before allowing any changes to critical settings. Apple already offers a similar feature called Stolen Device Protection that was introduced last year with the iOS 17.3 update.Identity Check Comes to OnePlus 13 via Android 16 BetaAndroid Authority spotted the Identity Check feature after installing the OnePlus 13 Android 16 beta release. The security feature appears identical to the one introduced by Google with a previous Pixel Drop (Android 15 QPR1) that rolled out to the company's smartphones in December 2024. Samsung introduced Identity Check with its Android 15-based One UI 7 update.The code from Android 15 QPR1 and QPR1 will be available in Android 16 when it rolls out in the coming months, which means that other smartphones should also include the Identity Check feature when they're updated to Android 16, like the OnePlus 13. Similarly, upcoming smartphones that ship with Android 16 out-of-the-box should are also expected to arrive with the Identity Check feature. The publication points out that devices can only support the feature if they are equipped with a class 3 biometric authentication.Once the Identity Check is available, users can visit Settings > Google > Theft Protection > Use Identity check to enable the feature. If a user enables the feature on their Android smartphone, the handset will require biometrics when performing sensitive actions, when it is away from "trusted" places. These include accessing passkeys or app passwords, and changing the device's PIN or disabling Find My Device.In addition to protecting sensitive device settings from unauthorised access, the Identity Check feature will also protect Google accounts on a device. It does this by making it difficult for thieves or malicious users to take control of a user's Google account, even if they have memorised the owner's passcode.Users can disable Identity Check on a smartphone, but it requires biometric authentication. An alternate method allows users to turn it off using a Google account, but it requires an internet connection. Apple introduced a similar feature called Stolen Device Protection with the iOS 17.3 update that was rolled out in January 2024. The feature also requires biometric authentication when changing sensitive settings on a smartphone, and is available on all iPhone models running on iOS 17.3 or later. The arrival of Google's Identity Check feature on more Android smartphones will extend these similar protections to more Android smartphone owners in the coming months.