Alissar Boulos 16/08 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In a recent discovery that could rewrite our understanding of Mars, a study based on data from a retired NASA mission has unveiled the presence of an underground reservoir of water in the rocky outer crust of the planet. The findings, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shed light on a hidden world ...
This Is Beirut 08/08 14:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Climate Change EU EU Climate Monitor Heatwave
It is "increasingly likely" 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of monthly temperature records, the EU's climate monitor said Thursday. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said last month was the second warmest on record books going back to 1940, only slightly cooler than July 2023. Between June ...
Alain E. Andrea 08/08 11:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
From the modal music therapy of the Greeks and Arabs to contemporary neuro-music therapy, this field has evolved over the centuries, making use of the psychophysiological effects of music on both body and mind. According to Plato, if music soothes the soul, it also holds therapeutic virtues. Over the centuries, human experience has ...
This Is Beirut 08/08 11:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
What was meant to be a weeklong trip to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first NASA astronauts to fly with Boeing could extend to eight months, with the agency considering bringing them home on a SpaceX spaceship. A final decision on whether to persist with Boeing's troubled Starliner — which experienced worrying propulsion issues ...
This Is Beirut 29/07 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Crews continued to fight a massive fire in northern California on Sunday, as authorities in the western US state warned of increasing winds and rising daytime temperatures. The so-called Park Fire outside of Chico had burned more than 357,000 acres (144,500 hectares) as of Sunday afternoon, said Cal Fire incident commander Billy See, making it ...
This Is Beirut 28/07 12:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
California Firefighter Global warming
A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday. The so-called Park Fire burned more than 350,000 acres (142,000 hectares) as of Saturday evening, making it the seventh-largest ever recorded in California history, the state agency Cal Fire said. The ...
Khalil Sehnaoui 25/07 12:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Blue screen of Death (BSoD) Crowdstrike Cybersecurity IT Blackout
Last Friday morning, the world was hit by one of the most significant IT blackouts in history. Thousands of Windows machines failed to boot up or reboot, disrupting banks, airlines, TV broadcasters, healthcare companies, major retailers, and numerous other businesses globally. While the cause of the outage is known and efforts to restore ...
Sana Richa Choucair 25/07 11:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A two-week-old baby weighing 1.3 kg has been saved from severe complications related to a heart condition. This new medical achievement at Hôtel-Dieu de France (HDF) brings hope amid the current tide of tragic news. What makes this intervention so unique? What factors contributed to its success? Professor Zakhia Saliba, a pediatric ...
Alain E. Andrea 23/07 12:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A recent clinical study has shown that gene therapy can restore hearing function, allowing five children with congenital bilateral deafness caused by genetic mutations to regain their ability to hear. DNA, RNA, molecular biology, genetic manipulation, and more recently gene therapy: so many words are coming to the forefront, and drawing a lot of ...
This Is Beirut 22/07 12:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Decisions political leaders take this year will be decisive whether a target to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 can be reached, the United Nations said on Monday. Figures from 2023 show a global improvement in the number of new infections, the treatment of HIV-positive patients and a fall in the number of fatalities, but UNAIDS warned ...
Alain E. Andrea 14/07 11:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A recent study indicates that smoking significantly reduces life expectancy. However, it emphasizes that quitting this habit at any age can greatly improve life expectancy. “Smoking kills.” Despite this clear warning on cigarette packs, many people continue to smoke. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) report on the global ...
This Is Beirut 10/07 13:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ariane 6 European Space Agency rockets
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully blasted off for the first time on Tuesday, releasing satellites into orbit and restoring the continent's independent access to space. European space efforts have suffered a series of blows, including four years of delays to Ariane 6, that have robbed the continent of its own way to launch missions into ...