This Is Beirut 06/09 10:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is set to finally depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, returning to Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great. The century-old aerospace giant's reputation has taken a hammering over the thruster malfunctions and helium leaks its spaceship encountered on its way up to the ...
This Is Beirut 05/09 11:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Europe's Vega rocket launched on Wednesday from French Guiana, an AFP journalist said, carrying a satellite that will help combat natural disasters. Delayed by a day due to "electrical issues on the ground links," according to French firm Arianespace, the launch in Kourou finally took place at 10:50 PM (01:50 GMT, Thursday). "Successful lift-off ...
Alain E. Andrea 01/09 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Between environmental disasters and geopolitical crises, the proliferation of epidemics is emerging as an inevitable consequence of the erosion of ecological balances. The 21st century will be dominated by epidemics. This is neither superstition nor a conspiracy theory. The planet is in distress. The great ecological balances that have sustained ...
This Is Beirut 26/08 12:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Dr. Ghassan Matar, professor and chairperson of the Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology & Microbiology at the American University of Beirut (AUB), was recently appointed as co-chair/co-coordinator of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) PulseNet Middle East. This network focuses on detecting and preventing ...
This Is Beirut 24/08 21:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two US astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station aboard Boeing's Starliner will have to return home with rival SpaceX, NASA said Saturday. "NASA has decided that Butch and Suni will return with Crew-9 next February, and that Starliner will return uncrewed," NASA administrator Bill Nelson told reporters. The return of Barry ...
Alain E. Andrea 23/08 12:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In response to the resurgence of mpox, the World Health Organization has declared, for the second time in two years, a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern." However, this viral disease is far from being the "new COVID-19." In 2022, as SARS-CoV-2 was mutating into less virulent strains, monkeypox (mpox) infections were gradually ...
Alain E. Andrea 20/08 18:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gene therapy is redefining modern medicine with its successes in hematological cancers and recent advances in treating solid tumors, particularly synovial sarcoma. Gene therapy is on the rise. Having made its first steps at the end of the 20th century, it has since accumulated several successes. This revolutionary approach, which involves ...
This Is Beirut 16/08 14:32 - Reading : less than a minute
The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record Thursday, Spanish researchers told AFP on Friday, surpassing the previous record set in July 2023. "The maximum sea surface temperature record was broken in the Mediterranean Sea yesterday... with a daily median of 28.90C," Spain's leading institute of marine sciences said. The ...
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)
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 ...