22 JUL 2018 Childbirth inevitably results in significant changes to a woman’s mind and body, but the ultimate lifelong consequences of motherhood could be far greater than we ever realised. An analysis of DNA collected from nearly 2,000 reproductive-age women in the US reveals that those who had given birth …
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21 JUL 2018 It’s hard to say exactly why you like someone. Maybe it’s their goofy smile; maybe it’s their razor-sharp wit; or maybe it’s simply that they’re easy to be around. You just like them. But scientists generally aren’t satisfied with answers like that, and they’ve spent years trying …
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July 20, 2018 By Brendan O’Brien and Andrew Hay – July 20 (Reuters) – Divers on Friday recovered the last of the bodies from the wreckage of a “duck boat” that sank on Thursday during a storm on a Missouri lake, counting among the 17 who died nine members of a …
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July 19, 2018 By Alex Longley and Irene García Pérez (Bloomberg) — One of the world’s most polluting fuels may have some life left in it yet. Demand for high sulfur fuel oil is expected to crater in 2020 when the International Maritime Organization introduces a cap on sulfur. But companies …
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The number of maritime piracy incidents reported to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre in the first half of 2018 fell to its lowest number in the past 10 years, the agency reported Tuesday. From January to June 2018, ReCAAP had a total of 40 incidents reported, of which 29 were …
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19 JUL 2018 Rangers have temporarily closed off parts of Grand Teton National Park after guides noticed growing fissures in the area just over a week ago. Since Grand Teton is connected to Yellowstone, and Yellowstone is well known for sitting on top of what could well be a giant volcanic time bomb, the news …
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