08 JUL 2023 The link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the body’s ‘second brain‘ is more apparent than ever before. A new paper, authored by no less than 43 scientists of various disciplines, has found the strongest link yet between gut microbes, host immunity, genetic expression in the nervous system, and …
Read More »HULK OF OS 35 BULKER LIFTED FROM THE WATERS OFF GIBRALTAR
07 JUL 2023 The salvage operation to remove the wreck of the bulker OS 35 off Gibraltar was largely completed on July 3. The two sections of the hulk have now been removed from the ocean 10 months after the vessel hit an anchored gas carrier and sank to the seafloor near …
Read More »SUCCESS WITH GREEN FINANCE REQUIRES COLLABORATIVE THINKING
06 JUL 2023 With maritime decarbonization being driven by banks and charterers more than regulation, green financing remains a vital topic. The shipping market has changed drastically over the last 10-20 years, particularly on the funding side. Many traditional shipping banks left the market after the 2008 crash. For most …
Read More »IS INTERMITTENT FASTING OR CALORIE COUNTING BETTER FOR WEIGHT LOSS? NEW STUDY WEIGHS IN
05 JUL 2023 The traditional approach to weight loss is to count calories and try to reduce the number consumed each day. This is a time-consuming and error-prone process – often with disappointing results. Intermittent fasting – and the popular version known as time-restricted eating – could be a simpler option …
Read More »EARTH’S JET STREAMS LOOK AS CHAOTIC AS A VAN GOGH RIGHT NOW, AND THAT’S A BIG PROBLEM
04 JUL 2023 The currents of air that wrap around our planet are becoming unrecognizable to climate scientists. Some have even compared the chaotic pattern of the jet streams to a Van Gogh painting. The southern part of the jet stream over North America has completely broken apart and is currently trapped in a …
Read More »SIGNS OF MOVEMENT ON CARBON LEVY AT IMO
03 JULY 2023 On Friday, the IMO greenhouse gas working group concluded its deliberations ahead of MEPC 80, which will be held next week in London. Some observers who followed last week’s negotiations are wary that the IMO revised GHG reduction strategy is headed in a direction that is not …
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