30 MAR 2025 The new map reveals the Antarctic landscape under the ice. (British Antarctic Survey) Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It’s hard to believe now, but tucked away, hidden underneath a layer of ice kilometers thick, that ancient landscape still lies buried, …
Read More »EXPERT REVEALS 8 ‘ESSENTIAL’ WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF STROKE
29 MAR 2025 As a nurse working in a neurocritical care, I witnessed the sudden and devastating effects of stroke on survivors and their carers. Following my nursing career, I became a researcher specializing in stroke. Knowledge of stroke risk factors in the general public is poor, so stroke prevention …
Read More »PIRATES ABANDON YEMENI FISHING BOAT AFTER FOUR DAYS
24 MAR 2025 The EU’s operation monitoring security in the Horn of Africa region reports the pirates have abandoned the fishing vessel Al-Hidaya that they hijacked last weekend. EUNAVFOR Atalanta notes it is the third piracy-related case involving a Yemeni fishing vessel and is in addition to a Chinese fishing …
Read More »CHOKEPOINTS ARE THE FOCUS OF A NEW COLD WAR
23 MAR 2025 How the Slow Strangulation of Global Trade Became the Defining Battle of a New Cold War In 1883, Alfred Thayer Mahan laid out the brutal truth of global power: Whoever rules the waves rules the world. He wasn’t just talking about fleets of warships. He was talking …
Read More »ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASEFIRE ENDS, HEIGHTENING MARITIME SECURITY RISKS IN RED SEA AND GULF REGIONS
20 MAR 2025 The Israel-Hamas ceasefire has officially ended on Tuesday, with Israel resuming offensive operations in the Gaza Strip, potentially escalating maritime security concerns across the Middle East. According to maritime security firm Ambrey Analytics, the termination of the ceasefire came after unsuccessful negotiations to extend beyond ‘Phase 1,’ …
Read More »SHOTS FIRED AS PIRATES BOARD TANKER OFF CENTRAL AFRICAN COAST
19 MAR 2024 A bitumen tanker was briefing commandeered by pirates overnight with reports of shots fired. The indication is that the crew was uninjured and that the vessel is back underway after the boarders left the vessel. The Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea (MDAT-GoG) first …
Read More »OUR MOON IS ABOUT TO TURN BLOOD RED. HERE’S WHY.
18 MAR 2025 This Thursday night, for the first time in nearly two-and-a-half years, our planet’s faithful companion is going to get fancy and put on a lovely shade of rouge. What once may have been interpreted as an omen of ill tidings is now a good excuse to step …
Read More »STUDY REVEALS CRITICAL AGE WHEN YOUR THINKING BEGINS TO DECLINE
17 MAR 2025 As Shakespeare put it, we all have our entrances and our exits on this grand stage we call life, and now researchers have identified the specific point in middle-age when our brain cells show the first signs of starting down a downward slope. That age, based on …
Read More »SOLONG SEAFARER STILL MISSING IN STENA TANKER COLLISION
14 MAR 2025 Search called off for a crew member missing from the container ship Solong involved in a fiery collision with the tanker Stena Immaculate. At a Glance 36 crew from collision between the Solong and Stena Immaculate saved, one in hospital Search ended for seafarer missing from the …
Read More »MALFUNCTIONING FAT TISSUE COULD AFFECT HOW EASILY WE LOSE WEIGHT
13 MAR 2025 Many people who have struggled with their weight have been told to “eat less and move more.” Others have spent years juggling trendy diets, from keto to fasting, with minimal results. Despite their best efforts, what they often hear from physicians, friends, family and even strangers, is …
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