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10 SEPT 2023 There are notable genetic correlations between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disease, and schizophrenia, a new study reveals. Researchers from the University of Oslo and the University of Bergen in Norway, and the University of California in the US say their findings shed …

09 SEPT 2023 Human eyes are the only natural window we have into a person’s central nervous system. By looking through them, scientists have found very early signs of Parkinson’s disease, up to seven years before symptoms emerge. The findings are based on three-dimensional eye scans, which are commonly used by eye …

08 SEPT 2023 SMIT Salvage has wrapped up its work on board the decaying FSO Safer off the coast of Yemen. The milestone comes after the UN-led team successfully removed more than 1.1 million barrels of oil from the vessel to the replacement tanker Yemen earlier this month. The team concluded operations on Monday …

07 SEPT 2023 Oceanbird, a joint venture created by Alfa Laval and Wallenius to develop wind propulsion for the shipping industry, has reached another key milestone in its design efforts. The group’s first wing sail, Wing 560, received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV. This comes as …

06 SEPT 2023  At midnight on February 12, 1983, the 605-foot cargo ship Marine Electric was sailing northward 30 miles off Virginia’s eastern shore, plowing slowly through the gale-force winds and waves stirred up by a winter storm. An able-bodied seaman relieved the watch and peered forward, noticing for the first time …

05 SEPT 2023  A 45-year-old cargo ship traveling in the Black Sea after departing Ukraine raised suspicions on Sunday after it failed to communicate with Romanian authorities. The Romanian Agency for Saving Life at Sea (ARSVOM) reported that it monitored the ship until it left its territorial waters while its …

04 SEPT 2023 Iran is displeased with the U.S. government’s decision to capture, sell and deliver a cargo of Iranian crude oil aboard the tanker Suez Rajan, a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday. Nasser Kanaani, a foreign ministry official, said that the chargé d’affaires of the Swiss Embassy …

03 SEPT 2023 Forests, it’s often said, are the lungs of Earth. Tall trees stretch skyward to find sunlight, sucking water up from their roots and carbon dioxide in through their leaves to photosynthesize. Like any chemical reaction, this elemental exchange works best within an optimal temperature range, outside of which …

02 SEPT 2023 ​Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday (24th August, 2023), prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour.​ The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water over several …

01 SEPT 2023 Singaporean shipping company Zeaborn Ship Management has pleaded guilty to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oily bilge water and garbage on board the vessel Star Maia. Zeaborn has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty. The Chief Engineer, Constancio Estuye, and Captain, Alexander …