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26 NOV 2018 It might not feel like it, but the adult bladder can hold as much as half a litre (2 cups) of pee before you’ll feel the need to ‘go’. Your body knows how much is in there because your bladder wall is filled with tiny receptors that …

25 NOV 2018 In recent years, bacteria have been growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics – our strongest weapon against them. It’s generally thought that it’s the overuse of antibiotics driving this trend, but now it looks like non-antibiotic medications can play a significant role too. Specifically, as researchers from Australia’s University of …

25 NOV 2018 Researchers have developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide—the  —into plastics, fabrics, resins, and other products. The electro catalysts are the first materials, aside from enzymes, that can turn carbon dioxide and water into carbon building blocks containing one, two, three, or four carbon atoms with more …

22 NOV 2018 The IMO Council has agreed to renew the appointment of Kitack Lim as Secretary-General of the IMO for a second four-year term, beginning January 1, 2020. This means that he will continue as Secretary General until 2023, although this is pending approval of Council’s decision by the …

21 NOV, 2018  By Davide Barbuscia ROME, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Italian magistrates on Tuesday accused the Doctors without Borders (MSF) charity of illegally dumping toxic waste at ports in southern Italy in what MSF said was an attempt to undermine migrant rescue efforts. Magistrates ordered the MSF-operated ship Aquarius, which …

22 NOV, 2018  By Sam Whelan, Asia correspondent (The Loadstar) – The IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap, to be imposed in January 2020, could be a “blessing in disguise” for shipping lines, should the regulatory fallout finally end the industry’s elusive search for supply and demand balance. However, any benefits will …

21 NOV 2018 On Tuesday night, the cruise ship Costa Luminosa rescued 11 seafarers from a burning fish carrier in the Aegean Sea. While transiting just off Cape Matapan, Greece on Tuesday, the Turkish fish carrier Kilic 1 suffered an engine room fire. Her crew were not able to bring the blaze under control, …

21 NOV 2018 The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have agreed to update the minimum monthly wage for an able seafarer by $27 over the next three years. The decision was reached at the Joint Maritime Commission Subcommittee on Seafarers Wages to review …

20 NOV 2018 If you take antibiotics, there’s a good chance you’ll also get diarrhoea. Antibiotics kill harmful bacteria that cause disease. But they also cause collateral damage to the microbiome, the complex community of bacteria that live in our gut. This results in a profound, though usually temporary, depletion of the …

20 nov 2018 The Sea Traffic Management (STM) project has received support from IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim. During the STM Validation Project Final Conference at the IMO earlier this month, Lim said that STM goes hand in hand with IMO goals. STM connects and updates ships and ports in …