Nasa has shared a picture of an “unusual” hole in the Martian surface that could serve as a home for life. The hole appears to be the entrance to a larger underground cavern, which can be seen a little in the image and could serve as protection The image was ... Read More »
Brawl breaks out in Turkey’s parliament over Syria involvement, Erdogan meets with Putin
A shoving match erupted inside Turkey’s parliament Wednesday over the country’s continued involvement in northwest Syria. Video from inside the chambers showed dozens of legislators from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party and the main opposition party throwing punches at each other while others tried to pry the brawling lawmakers apart. ... Read More »
Our fundamental measurements of the universe could be wrong, scientists say
Our measurements of some of the most fundamental processes in the universe could be wrong, according to new research. Astronomers have found that what we thought we knew about the chemical measurements of stars could be mistaken. Since those stars have been used to track the history of the ... Read More »
France is Lobbying to Save Lebanon from Economic Collapse
Paris believes that the situation in Lebanon “cannot wait any longer.” Since Lebanon’s independence from the French Mandate in 1943, Lebanon and France have enjoyed mutually “friendly” relations, with France having had an evident “influence” in Lebanon’s political-administrative system that was initially modeled after the French’s Third Republic. France has ... Read More »
France is Lobbying to Save Lebanon from Economic Collapse
Paris believes that the situation in Lebanon “cannot wait any longer.” Since Lebanon’s independence from the French Mandate in 1943, Lebanon and France have enjoyed mutually “friendly” relations, with France having had an evident “influence” in Lebanon’s political-administrative system that was initially modeled after the French’s Third Republic. France has ... Read More »
Scientists turn to tech to prevent second wave of locusts in east Africa
Researchers use supercomputer to predict potential breeding areas as food security fears grow Scientists monitoring the movements of the worst locust outbreak in Kenya in 70 years are hopeful that a new tracking programme they will be able to prevent a second surge of the crop-ravaging insects. The UN ... Read More »
Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut
Italy closed all schools and universities and took other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped. The total number of dead in Italy rose to 107 after 28 people died of ... Read More »
Hariri Hospital Report: Number of confirmed coronavirus cases rises to 15
The Rafic Hariri University Hospital issued its daily report on the latest updates on the novel coronavirus. The report read: “During the past 24 hours, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital welcomed 45 individuals at its emergency unit devoted to patients suspected to have contracted the novel coronavirus, all of whom ... Read More »
Mystery of dark matter may be solved after discovery of ‘exciting’ new particle, UK scientists say
Possible answer to one of science’s biggest conundrums ‘doesn’t require any concepts new to physics’ Mysterious and invisible, dark matter is believed to be all around us and is estimated to make up 85 per cent of all matter in the universe. But why can’t we find it? Scientists are ... Read More »
Ministers of Tourism, Health and Information launch medical tourism workshop
Minister of Tourism and Social Affairs Ramzi Msharrafieh, Minister of Public Health Hamad Hassan, and Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad, held a meeting this Friday at the Ministry of Tourism to discuss the means to promote medical tourism in Lebanon. After the meeting, Minister Msharrafieh said: “We grew on ... Read More »