25 MAY 2025 A sprinkle of cinnamon on your porridge, a pinch of turmeric in your curry, or a dash of ginger in your biscuits – these popular spices are kitchen staples around the world. For centuries, spices haven’t just been used to flavor food but also valued in traditional …
Read More »END OF THE UNIVERSE COULD COME ‘MUCH SOONER’ THAN WE THOUGHT
24 MAY 2025 A new calculation of the end of the Universe suggests that the end of all things will come a lot sooner than our previous calculations indicated. Once the Hawking-like radiation emitted by everything in the Universe is taken into account, the functional end of the Universe is …
Read More »THIS DRUG REDUCES SYMPTOMS BEFORE A MIGRAINE STRIKES, STUDY SHOWS
23 MAY 2025 A migraine drug called ubrogepant doesn’t just reduce the severity of a migraine attack – it also dials down the non-headache symptoms in the prodrome: the hours leading up to the main event. That’s the conclusion reached after a large clinical trial tested hundreds of migraine patients …
Read More »SHINGLES VACCINE CAN REDUCE RISK OF STROKE AND HEART ATTACK, STUDY FINDS
22 MAY 2025 A new study highlights a perhaps unexpected way to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease: getting vaccinated against shingles. Cardiovascular disease – involving the heart or blood vessels – is by far humanity’s leading cause of death. It kills about 18 million people globally each year, mostly …
Read More »ITALIAN PROJECT DISPLAYS SMALL FISSION NUCLEAR REACTOR CONCEPT FOR SHIPS
21 MAY 2025 An Italian start-up, Newcleo, working with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and design firm Pininfarina, has unveiled its concepts for a new generation of small, fission power plants that could provide the future power for shipping and other applications. A full-scale representation of the fourth-generation nuclear reactor was placed …
Read More »GREENPEACE CAPTAIN AND ACTIVISTS ON TRIAL IN KOREA FOR BOARDING TANKER
20 MAY 2025 The captain of Greenpeace’s vessel Rainbow Warrior and four activists made their first appearance in a South Korean court on Friday, May 16, on charges related to a 2024 incident where they boarded a Japanese-owned LPG tanker that was anchored off South Korea. They have been detained …
Read More »INDIAN NAVY ACCUSED OF FORCING 40 IMMIGRANTS INTO THE SEA
19 MAY 2025 The government of India is stepping up deportations of certain ethnic groups, including members of the Rohingya people from Myanmar – and it appears that in an effort to assist the campaign, the Indian Navy may have forced 40 Rohingya immigrants to jump into the sea, according to …
Read More »GERMANY LICENSES EMDEN SHIPYARD TO BECOME FIRST LOCAL SHIP RECYCLER
18 MAY 2025 Emden Werft and Dock, which has been a provider of repair and conversion services for over 100 years, is set to become Germany’s first maritime recycling facility. According to The Munich Eye, the shipyard located on the Ems River in Western Germany near the border with the …
Read More »USCG RESCUES TWO MARINERS MISSING FOR MORE THAN 100 HOURS
17 MAY 2025 The U.S. Coast Guard is reporting a successful conclusion to an intensive search and rescue mission that had been underway for four days after a small boat was reported overdue. The 47-foot vessel named Lucky Harvest was finally located more than 100 miles west/southwest of Guam. Authorities …
Read More »INDIA APPROVES MORE RUSSIAN INSURERS TO PROVIDE MARINE COVER
18 MAY 2025 India has approved three Russian insurers, including a unit of top lender Sberbank, to provide marine cover to ships arriving at Indian ports, a government notification shows, helping Moscow maintain oil supplies to a key market. India is the top buyer of Russian seaborne oil after China since Western nations …
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