14 MAR 2025 Search called off for a crew member missing from the container ship Solong involved in a fiery collision with the tanker Stena Immaculate. At a Glance 36 crew from collision between the Solong and Stena Immaculate saved, one in hospital Search ended for seafarer missing from the …
Read More »MALFUNCTIONING FAT TISSUE COULD AFFECT HOW EASILY WE LOSE WEIGHT
13 MAR 2025 Many people who have struggled with their weight have been told to “eat less and move more.” Others have spent years juggling trendy diets, from keto to fasting, with minimal results. Despite their best efforts, what they often hear from physicians, friends, family and even strangers, is …
Read More »CHEWING WOOD COULD GIVE YOUR BRAIN AN UNEXPECTED BOOST
12 MAR 2025 Maybe dogs who chew sticks are on to something. We don’t necessarily have to chomp with a canine’s zeal, but the basic concept – safely gnawing some hard, durable material – might be worth considering. According to a new study, chewing on a hard substance like wood …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: FEMALE SCIENCE STARS TO FOLLOW IN 2025
09 MAR 2025 Some of the science communicators taking over social media in 2025. (TikTok/X) Female science communicators are taking social media by storm in 2025. These aren’t your average content creators, and their numbers aren’t average either. This year, out of the top 50 STEM influencers on FeedSpot’s media …
Read More »COULD A TATTOO RAISE YOUR RISK OF SKIN CANCER? TWIN STUDIES SUGGEST A LINK
02 MAR 2025 A twin study suggests the consequences of getting a tattoo could be worse than potential regret, finding tattooed twins more likely to develop skin cancer or lymphoma than their tattoo-free siblings. University of Southern Denmark biostatistician Signe Bedsted Clemmensen and colleagues used two different study designs to …
Read More »FERRY CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER CONVICTED IN DROWNING DEATH OF PASSENGER
01 MAR 2025 A jury in Piraeus, Greece found the captain and first officer of an interisland ferry guilty in a tragic 2023 case where a late arriving passenger was pushed to his death as a ferry departed port. The court rejected claims of a spontaneous action while prosecutors argued …
Read More »CREWMEMBER REQUIRES MEDICAL EVACUATION AS SHIPS ARE ROBBED OFF SINGAPORE
28 FEB 2025 Authorities in Singapore responded to an “unauthorized boarding” of a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait friday morning, February 28, and evacuated an injured crewmember. It was the latest in a spike of crimes along the Singapore Strait, but the first this year when a crewmember required medical attention. …
Read More »EU WARNS OF ACTIVE AND EVOLVING THREAT AS PIRATES ABANDON SEIZED DHOW
23 FEB 2024 The Yemeni fishing vessel that was seized by pirates a week ago has now been abandoned after the crew was robbed. The EUNAVFOR operation Atalanta that monitors security in the region however is warning after two events in recent weeks that “similar organized piracy incidents might take …
Read More »EARTH’S INNER CORE IS MYSTERIOUSLY CHANGING SHAPE, STUDY REVEALS
20 FEB 2025 The internal, infernal machinations of our planet may be way more complex than we suspected. A new, detailed probe of Earth’s heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn’t just change in rotation speed – it also appears to change in shape, with subtle variations appearing in …
Read More »BACOPA IS TRENDING AS A WONDER HERB FOR MEMORY. DOES IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
18 FEB 2025 As I’ve grown older and experienced the vagaries of my ageing memory, I’ve often reflected on the possibility of a miracle cure that would rejuvenate it. As if in answer to my wishful thinking, not one but several reports recently appeared simultaneously in the scientific news, highlighting …
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