21 SEPT 2024 Australian authorities have arrested three men in connection with a plot to import US$270 million worth of liquid methamphetamine, the latest in a string of major container-smuggling busts for the world’s most active and lucrative meth market. The investigation began when Canada’s Border Services Agency intercepted a …
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HIGH DOSES OF ADHD DRUG CAN CAUSE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS, STUDY WARNS
20 SEPT 2024 Adderall is an effective treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD), but a sharp rise in US prescriptions over the past two decades has sparked concerns among researchers about rare but serious side effects. In a striking new study published Thursday, a team led by psychiatrist …
Read More »FRANCE ATTEMPTS PROSECUTION OF MASTER FOR SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS
19 SEPT 2024 Prosecutors in a French court this week argued that the master of a vessel that was charged with sanctions violations shortly after the start of the war in Ukraine should be held responsible. While a court previously released the vessel, the argument is that the ship’s captain …
Read More »WOODLAND BIOFUELS INVESTS $1.35 BILLION IN LOUISIANA FOR WORLD’S LARGEST CARBON-NEGATIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY
18 SEPT 2024 Toronto-based Woodland Biofuels has unveiled plans for a groundbreaking $1.35 billion investment at the Port of South Louisiana. The project aims to establish the world’s largest carbon-negative renewable natural gas plant and ultra-green hydrogen facility. The facility, to be located at the Globalplex multimodal facility, will collect …
Read More »THERE’S A REASON WHY THE OZONE HOLE WILL KEEP OPENING UP FOR DECADES
16 SEPT 2024 At this time of year, as the sun rises over Antarctica, a “hole” opens up in Earth’s ozone layer. The ozone layer is a vital planetary boundary that protects all life on Earth from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation. But as our research shows, a series of …
Read More »ASTRO TO AI, WELCOME TO THE 6TH GENERATION OF ECDIS
16 SEPT 2024 On 16th September 1620, the Mayflower sailed to the new world using astronomy. On 16th September 2024, the 6th Generation of ECDIS sailed with AI. The first Generation of ECDIS was in 1979. It caused a huge shake-up in the industry and even the most cynical have …
Read More »SCIENTISTS DISCOVER MOSQUITOES ARE USING INFRARED TO TRACK HUMANS DOWN
15 SEPT 2024 There’s something about us that mosquitoes just love. In addition to our smell, and our breath, our exposed skin acts as a kind of neon sign advertising that this blood bar is open for business. That’s because mosquitoes use infrared sensing in their antennae to track down …
Read More »PANAMA CANAL UNVEILS STRATEGIES TO COMBAT EL NIÑO-INDUCED DROUGHT
15 SEPT 2024 The Panama Canal Authority has been implementing new economic and operational strategies to address water scarcity challenges posed by the 2023-2024 El Niño. At the 2025 Investors Forum, organized by the Latin American Stock Exchange (LATINEX), Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales presented the results of recent …
Read More »MOBILE PHONES ARE NOT LINKED TO BRAIN CANCER: WHO CONFIRMS IN MAJOR STUDY
14 SEPT 2024 A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and is published today in the journal Environment International. Mobile phones are often held against the …
Read More »DROUGHT SHRIVELS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND THREATENS TO DISRUPT US FOOD EXPORTS
13 SEPT 2024 Drought across the central US is shrinking the Mississippi River, sending barge rates soaring and threatening to roil shipments of everything from corn to gasoline. Dry conditions across the Ohio River basin, which feeds the Mississippi, have worsened already low water levels at the larger river, said …
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