12 dec 2018 Global market research company Euromonitor International has released its Top 100 City Destinations 2018 ranking report, covering the world’s leading cities ranked by international tourist arrivals. The ranking shows that six out of the top 10 most visited cities in 2017 are in Asia, with Hong Kong …
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12 DEC 2018 You probably don’t stop to think about this often, but right after the birth of the Universe, matter was not in the form we recognise today. Instead, scientists think it was very much in a state of soup, ‘quark soup’ to be precise – a state also …
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11 dec 2018 The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that an insufficient preventative maintenance program and lack of guidance for responding to engine high-temperature conditions, led to the January 14, 2018, fire on board the small passenger vessel Island Lady, in the waters of the Pithlachascotee River, near …
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11 DEC 2018 Last year, uptake of home DNA tests sailed into the stratosphere, giving millions of people around the world a whole new level of insight into the ways their genes work, and helping predict their genetic risk for disease. But knowledge is a dangerous thing. New research suggests this …
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The second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh was launched at a meeting of stakeholders in Dhaka, Bangladesh, late last month. The 19-month project is being funded under a $1.1 million agreement with the Government of Norway. It focuses on building …
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10 DEC 2018 Flushing out your nasal cavity is a common method for clearing sinuses, but it could also be a vector for deadly, brain-eating amoeba. At least, that’s what can happen if you don’t carefully follow the instructions, as a new case report has made all too clear. Using …
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