Science

Q&AWorld's Major Courts Take Growing Role in Climate Fight

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The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries. Wednesday's highly anticipated advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice comes in the wake of landmark international decisions ...

VideosDigging into Ice to Predict Our Future

Hala Abdallah 18/07 12:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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What if the secrets to climate change are frozen in ancient ice? Scientists are discovering mysteries hidden in Antarctic ice cores, some over 100,000 years old, in search of clues about our planet’s changing climate.

SpotlightWhat If AI Could Let You Watch Your Dreams Like a Movie?

Bélinda Ibrahim 17/07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Sleep, dream… and soon, wake up and watch your dreams like a movie? While it may still sound like science fiction, this technology is taking shape in research labs. At Kyoto’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories, neuroscientist Yukiyasu Kamitani and his team have created an AI system that decodes brain activity during REM sleep—the ...

World-First IVF Trial Reduces Risk of Babies Inheriting Diseases

This is Beirut 17/07 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the results of a world-first trial said Wednesday. The findings were hailed as a breakthrough which raises hopes that women with mutations in their mitochondrial DNA could one day have ...

Astronomers Observe Birth of a Solar System for First Time

This is Beirut 16/07 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Astronomy Solar System Space

Astronomers said Wednesday they had observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star for the first time, revealing a process that sheds light on the birth of our own solar system. The new planetary system is forming around the baby star HOPS-315, which resembles our own Sun in its youth, 1,300 light years from Earth in the ...

SpotlightDoes Your Cat Talk to You? An AI Claims It Can Understand

Bélinda Ibrahim 16/07 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Cats AI USA Decode Feline Vocalizations Science

When it comes to human-animal communication, cats have always had the upper hand. They observe us, manipulate us with their gaze, wake us up for mysterious reasons and sometimes meow endlessly. But what are they really trying to say? For years, cat owners have wondered: Is this meow a request for food, a complaint or just a greeting? Until now, ...

Skimming the Sun, Probe Sheds Light on Space Weather Threats

This is Beirut 16/07 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists. Captured by the Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to our star starting on December 24, 2024, the images were recently released by NASA and are expected to deepen our ...

InvestigationCosmetic Counterfeits: Lebanon Grapples with the Surge of Fake Beauty Products (2/3)

Bélinda Ibrahim 15/07 21:16 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Lebanon Cosmetic Counterfeits Beauty Products Skin Care Health

On Instagram, just a few clicks on reseller accounts or sponsored stories plunge you into a sleek, alluring world where top brands — Lancôme, Estée Lauder, Guerlain, Dior, La Roche-Posay — are sold at slashed prices. Descriptions sound convincing: “imported from the US,” “end-of-line stock before ...

Aid Cuts, Misinformation Threaten Child Vaccination Progress: UN

This is Beirut 15/07 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Global infant vaccination levels have stabilised after shrinking during the Covid crisis, the UN said Tuesday, but it warned that misinformation and drastic aid cuts were deepening dangerous coverage gaps and putting millions at risk. In 2024, 85 percent of infants globally, or 109 million, had received three doses of the vaccine against ...

InvestigationAnti-Counterfeit Guide: How to Spot Fake Skincare and Shop Safely (3/3)

Bélinda Ibrahim 13/07 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Counterfeit Cosmetics Skin care Lebanon Beauty Health Awereness

Today’s counterfeit cosmetics are almost indistinguishable to the naked eye: they have the same bottle, same typography and nearly the same texture as genuine ones. Moisturizers, serums, sunscreens, micellar waters, foundations, luxury sets — no category is spared. And no country, either. From the US to Lebanon, France to South Korea, ...

InvestigationFake Beauty, Real Risks: Investigating Cosmetic Counterfeits (1/3)

Bélinda Ibrahim 11/07 19:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

Beauty Care Black Market Health Sunscreens Cosmetic Counterfeits

Same logo, same packaging, same “high protection” claim… but sometimes, the contents are just water and thickeners. In a recent investigation led by journalist Hugo Clément and pharmacist Laurence Coiffard (for “Sur le Front,” France 5, June 2025), several counterfeit sunscreens were lab tested. Findings were alarming: some products ...

SpotlightShould We Be Concerned About ChatGPT’s Impact on the Human Brain?

Bélinda Ibrahim 10/07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

AI ChatGPT MIT Study Brain Lazy Neurosciences

A team of researchers at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), led by neuroscientist Nataliya Kosmyna at the MIT Media Lab, conducted a preliminary study to explore the effects of ChatGPT on brain activity. Their approach was notably unconventional—combining writing and memory tasks with 32-channel EEG (electroencephalogram) ...