5 SEP 2018 As far as primate life spans go, we humans have a pretty high ceiling. By some estimates, there could be as many as nearly half a million centenarians worldwide. The discovery of just over two dozen genetic changes could go some way to help explain this ability to …
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04 sept 2018 The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released the final report into the near grounding of the bulk carrier Aquadiva in Newcastle Harbour last year, finding that the ship’s bridge crew had not received the harbor pilot’s passage plan before he boarded and that it was different to their plan. This …
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03 sept 2018 Intercargo has praised the Isle of Man Ship Registry for the timely publication and the clarity of the Casualty Investigation Report of the M/V Cheshire and called upon the IMO to act on its recommendations. In August 2017, the 2012 built supramax bulk carrier M/V Cheshire, en route from Norway to …
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03 sept 2018 Two crewmembers of the chemical tanker Key Fighter died last weekend after they were poisoned during tank cleaning. Police are still investigating the circumstances of the incident, but the vessel’s manager reports that they were exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas. The 5,000 dwt Key Fighter trades between Norwegian ports carrying vegetable …
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2 SEP 2018 Cheese fans have long felt that enjoying some protein-packed, fatty cheese is the ticket to a better life. Now science is starting to back them up. Cheese is high in saturated fat, which is often considered dangerous for your heart. Most nutritionists say we should only nibble limited …
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1 SEP 2018 The mystery behind how birds navigate might finally be solved: it’s not the iron in their beaks providing a magnetic compass, but a protein in their eyes that lets them “see” Earth’s magnetic fields. These findings come courtesy of two papers – one studying robins, the other …
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