24 MAY 2018 Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions threaten to make rice less nutritious, scientists said in a study released Wednesday, raising a worrying possibility about the staple food item for billions of humans. Rice, the scientists found, contains lower levels of key vitamins when grown amid high concentrations of carbon …
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23 MAY 2018 In 1987, the music video Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson stunned audiences around the world with a gravity-defying move – leaning forward to a staggering 45 degree angle. There was some footwear magic happening there, for sure – but a group of neuroscientists have looked at the spine …
Read More »23 MAY 2018 Forget apples – it could be an egg a day that keeps the doctor away. That’s according to new research from China, published in the journal Heart. A team of researchers from China and the UK, led by Professor Liming Li and Dr Canqing Yu from the School of …
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Pirates have released eleven hostages kidnapped from a Dutch cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria last month. Their release was confirmed Wednesday by ship manager ForestWave. The hostages were crew members of the FWN Rapide, which was attacked by pirates April 21 as it was nearing Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Two additional crew members escaped …
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23rd may 2018 The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has formally approved Inmarsat’s Fleet Safety solution as a new service to support the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS). The service combines maritime safety and broadband data services in a single FleetBroadband or Fleet One terminal provided by Inmarsat. …
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22nd may, 2018 The “Magic Man” behind the delivery of around 21,000 Australian sheep to Pakistan where they were brutally culled in 2012 escaped an 18-month jail term this week on condition of good behavior and a A$20,000 bond. The sheep were clubbed and stabbed and some were buried alive …
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