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Two studies have identified immune cells that maintain allergies over the long term, potentially leading to new ways to diagnose, treat, or cure allergies. These specialized immune cells, called MBC2s, hold the memory of proteins that cause allergies and are…

Seventy-two of the 99 journalists killed worldwide in 2023 were Palestinians reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza, making those 12 months the deadliest for the media in almost a decade, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The CPJ’s…

A study has shown that up to half of the Amazon rainforest could reach a tipping point by 2050 due to water stress, land clearance, and climate disruption, the Guardian reported. The new study, published in Nature, calls for urgent…

Significant areas of Greenland’s melted ice sheet are now sprouting vegetation, leading to concerns about heightened greenhouse gas emissions, rising sea levels, and landscape instability. A study spanning from the 1980s reveals substantial ice loss, with 11,000 sq miles melting…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) reported that the average ice cover over the five Great Lakes was only 6% last month, making it one of the least icy Januarys in the past 50 years. The Great Lakes, which…

Migratory species, including fishes, are facing serious population declines and extinction due to factors such as bycatch, overfishing, and pollution, a new UN report has detailed. The first-ever “State of the World’s Migratory Species” report published on February 12 by…

At least seventeen Tunisians who were on a migrant boat heading towards the Italian coast are reported missing, a local official said on Monday. The missing people, including a five-year-old child, had set sail last week on a fishing boat…

As the blessed birth anniversary of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) is approaching, the noble tradition of donating blood is revived through popular campaigns being formed under various titles in all parts of the world, including the holy city…

A lightning strike killed three villagers and injured 18 others on Friday evening as they attended a funeral in the Lindi region in southern Tanzania, Xinhua reported on Sunday. Abdallah Mputa, in charge of a health center in the Mtama…

An earthquake of 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Badakhshan province in northern Afghanistan on Sunday morning. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was Jurm District of Badakhshan. Around 10 o’clock last night, a…