We may have a new planetary neighbor orbiting just four light-years away. Astronomers have detected evidence of a third planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, our sun’s nearest stellar neighbor, at 25 trillion miles (40.2 trillion kilometers) away. A light-year, the distance light travels in one year in a vacuum, is equivalent ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that 6060 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in the country during the past 24 hours with 20 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
When young stars coalesce out of a cloud of molecular hydrogen, a disk of leftover material called a protoplanetary disk surrounds them. This disk is where planets form, and astronomers are getting better at peering into those veiled environments and watching embryonic worlds take shape. But young stars aren’t the ... Read More »
Research shows that average time from first exposure to viral detection and early symptoms was 42 hours, significantly shorter than existing estimates A controversial study in which participants were willingly infected with Covid has shown that it typically takes two days for symptoms to start developing after exposure to the virus. ... Read More »
A scientist who reported the existence of a new Covid-19 variant that combines characteristics of Delta and Omicron has insisted his findings are accurate after experts dismissed them as the result of laboratory samples becoming contaminated. Dr Leonidos Kostrikis, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, told the Cypriot channel Sigma TV that ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 7314 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in the country during the past 24 hours with 15 more deaths. LBC Read More »
A new study found that introducing peanut products to babies and infants, and gradually increasing exposure, led to greater tolerance for the common allergen. The peer-reviewed study, published in The Lancet, involved 146 peanut-allergic children aged between zero and three over two-and-a-half years. Of the group, 96 were given peanut ... Read More »
Nanoplastic pollution has been detected in polar regions for the first time, indicating that the tiny particles are now pervasive around the world. The nanoparticles are smaller and more toxic than microplastics, which have already been found across the globe, but the impact of both on people’s health is unknown. ... Read More »
In its daily report on the COVID-19 developments, the Ministry of Public Health announced Sunday the registration of 6,381 new Coronavirus infections, which raised the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 865,229. The report also indicated that 13 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours. Read More »
Radio Lebanon’s Arabic and English channels have stopped broadcasting due to Touch and Ogero generators’ diesel shortage. The radio channel has now joined the list of official institutions without electricity alongside the Information Ministry and NNA headquarters. MTV Read More »
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