Evidence of the earliest ear surgery performed on a human was found by archaeologists in Spain in a skull that dates back to about 5,300 years. Researchers, including those from the University of Valladolid in Spain, analysed the skull that was unearthed in 2018 at the Dolmen of El Pendónis – a dig site near Burgos city, ... Read More »
Minister of Education and Acting Minister of Information, Dr. Abbas Al-Halabi, on Tuesday paid a visit to state-run Radio Lebanon, where he toured in the company of radio officials the Station’s various live broadcast and recording studios, archives and Fairouz studio. Accompanied by his Media Advisor, Albert Chamoun, Minister Al-Halabi ... Read More »
Facebook is launching its short video feature Reels to more than 150 countries, its owner Meta Platforms (FB.O) said on Tuesday, in a move to expand its fastest growing content format. The social media giant, which recently lost a third of its market value after a dismal earnings report, has highlighted Reels ... Read More »
Black carbon pollution from tourism and research activities in Antarctica is likely increasing snowmelt on the continent by an estimated 83 tonnes for each visitor, according to new research. Scientists have estimated that the black carbon produced by vessels, planes and diesel generators results in 23mm of additional snowmelt each summer in ... Read More »
It is widely accepted as one of life’s bleak but unavoidable facts: as we get older, our brains get slower. But now a study, based on data from more than 1 million people, suggests that mental processing speed remains almost constant until the age of 60. The analysis puts perceived ... Read More »
The Ebola virus can persist in some parts of the body, including in brain fluid, and re-emerge long after treatment and recovery to cause fatal disease, reveals a new groundbreaking study. The findings, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, have major implications for long-term follow-up efforts to reduce disease relapse in individuals ... Read More »
Scientists in China have created a robotic artificial intelligence system to monitor and care for human embryos growing in artificial wombs. The AI robot is being developed as a potential solution to population growth problems in the world’s most populous country, with birth rates recently falling to their lowest level in six ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 3731 new Coronavirus infections have been registered in the country during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 17 more deaths due to Coronavirus have also been reported. LBCI Read More »
Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for “immediate and ambitious action” to ban some toxic chemicals. The report said pollution from pesticides, plastics and electronic waste is causing widespread human rights violations as well ... Read More »
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 »
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