It all started in 1971 when Penny Patterson, a psychologist at Stanford University, took over care of the baby gorilla, Koko, who was very ill at that time. When Koko grew up to become an...
On the 6th of September 2016,the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared that giant pandas are no more endangered species. “The decision to downlist the giant panda to...
Mekong, a word you might have heard of or read before. It is associated Mekong river, located in Southeast Asia. Being the world’s 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia, Mekong river...
Australian researchers have equipped 10 thousand bees from Tasmania with microchips that take energy flapping their wings, to find out why these insects are disappearing. These microchips report the...
It will absolutely become harder on people to trust researches after the Harvard scientists’ bribery scandal that took place in 1967, and was only unleashed recently. We all owe researchers at the...
Experiencing or simply witnessing a frightening, stressful or shocking event can be more than an unpleasant occurrence to some people, where in certain cases, even time is insufficient to get rid...
Beirut’s biggest green space; Horsh Beirut, was opened in the summer of 2015, after being closed for over 20 years. Many civil society organizations worked on making that happen. However,...
Cosmetics include face, body and hair products for example creams, lotions, deodorants, soaps, shampoos, colors, sprays, gels, etc., in addition to color cosmetics such as lipsticks, mascaras, eye...
Aloe vera is a stemless or very short-stemmed succulent plant growing to 60–100 cm tall, spreading by offsets. The leaves are thick and fleshy, green to grey-green, with some varieties showing white...