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Meta on Friday provided a look at a generative artificial intelligence model it is working on that lets people create short videos, complete with audio, from text prompts and photos. The tech titan touted "Meta Movie Gen" as a "breakthrough" when it comes to using an AI engine to crank out video and audio. Meta said it will get feedback from ...
This Is Beirut 03/10 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Researchers have uncovered a fascinating link between sound and soil health, revealing that exposure to monotone sounds can enhance the growth of a beneficial fungus This discovery suggests a novel approach to soil restoration amidst environmental challenges. Researchers at Flinders University in Australia have made an intriguing discovery: the ...
This Is Beirut 23/09 18:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Researchers from the prestigious Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have reconstructed the oldest known human genomes from southern Africa, revealing genetic continuity spanning nearly 10,000 years. Scientists recently pieced together the oldest human genomes from South Africa, dating back nearly 10,000 years. These DNA sequences ...
This Is Beirut 15/09 12:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, splashed down off the coast of Florida early Sunday. The Dragon spacecraft landed in the ocean at 3:37 AM, a webcast of the splashdown showed, with a recovery team deploying in the pre-dawn darkness to retrieve the ...
This Is Beirut 06/09 11:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Climate Change Copernicus Global warming Heatwave
The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever, the European Union's climate monitor said on Friday. The data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service followed a season of heatwaves around the world that scientists said were intensified by ...
This Is Beirut 06/09 10:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Boeing International Space Station Nasa
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)
European Space Agency French Guiana
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)
Covid-19 Environmental catastrophes Epidemics monkeypox
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 ...