19 SEPT 2022 Over the last 50 years, the oceans have been working in overdrive to slow global warming, absorbing about 40 percent of our carbon dioxide emissions and over 90 percent of the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere. But as our research published last week in Nature Communications has found, some oceans work harder than others. …
Read More »DOES A BIG BREAKFAST ACTUALLY HELP WEIGHT LOSS? SURPRISE NEW FINDING
18 SEPT 2022 Some of the most popular diet advice in recent years has centered around the idea that the right timing for your meals can make a big difference in the amount of weight you lose. It was long said that if you wanted to lose weight it was …
Read More »MONKEYPOX MAY CAUSE NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE IN SMALL SUBSET OF PATIENTS, SCIENTISTS SAY
17 SEPT 2022 Monkeypox‘s effect on the skin – the disfiguring rashes – and the flu-like symptoms have been well described, but few have investigated the neurological and psychiatric problems the virus might cause. There are historic reports of neurological complications in people infected with the related smallpox virus and in people vaccinated against smallpox, …
Read More »SEAFARERS’ EMERGENCY FUND SUPPORTS WIDOW FACING LOSS OF FAMILY HOME
14 SEPT 2022 When a seafarer or their family is involved in a sudden and unforeseen crisis, they may need urgent financial support. In cases where no other help is available, the Seafarers’ Emergency Fund (SEF), managed by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), can provide immediate, essential …
Read More »‘DOOMSDAY GLACIER’ IN ANTARCTICA IS HOLDING ON ‘BY ITS FINGERNAILS’, SCIENTISTS WARN
16 SEPT 2022 An Antarctic body of ice nicknamed the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ could melt far faster than previously expected and is holding on “by its fingernails,” according to new scientific research. The melting of the Thwaites Glacier – which is around the size of Florida – could raise sea levels …
Read More »HUMANS GENERATE AN ‘OXIDATION FIELD’, AND IT CHANGES THE AIR CHEMISTRY AROUND US
15 SEPT 2022 There are all kinds of pollutants in the air around us. Outdoors, these can be washed away through the falling rain, and the oxidation that happens after ultraviolet light from the Sun interacts with ozone and water vapor. So, what happens indoors? As a new study shows, there’s also …
Read More »UN HIGH SEAS TREATY TALKS END WITHOUT AGREEMENT AGAIN
04 SEPT 2022 While many had hoped this would be the session to do it, after two weeks of talks at the UN headquarters in New York, member states have failed to conclude a legally binding agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity on the high seas. Now, governments will have to …
Read More »CHRONIC BLUE LIGHT HAS ALARMING EFFECTS ON FLIES. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US?
12 SEPT 2022 The blue light emitted by phones, tablets, televisions, and other gadgets may substantially accelerate the process of biological aging in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), new research shows. Blue light is part of the visible light spectrum, and compared with the rest of that spectrum, it has very …
Read More »MUCH OF THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH’S PLASTIC COMES FROM THESE 5 COUNTRIES
11 SEPT 2022 Our oceans are swirling concoctions of waste that scientists have for years reported is fed by an influx of pollution from both the land and the sea. But working out what rubbish winds up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific, where it comes from, and …
Read More »THE LAST MEMBER OF AN ISOLATED AMAZON TRIBE DIES ALONE HUMANS
07 SEPT 2022 The Man of the Hole .They found his body in a hammock, adorned by feathers, the last remaining member of his tribe. For 26 years, nearly 9,500 days and nights, the man with no known name had neither spoken to nor touched a single other human. He was known …
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