Life & Love

HOW THE OCEAN TWILIGHT ZONE COULD STORE VAST AMOUNTS OF CARBON

21 MAR 2023  But first, we need an internet of deep ocean sensors to track the effects. Deep below the ocean surface, the light fades into a twilight zone where whales and fish migrate and dead algae and zooplankton rain down from above. This is the heart of the ocean’s carbon …

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BEFRIENDING STOWAWAYS PUTS SEAFARERS AT RISK

20 MAR 2023  As the container barge Brooklyn Bridge arrived in San Juan on a routine voyage from Jacksonville last week, 16 migrants jumped over the side and attempted to swim to shore. They were in possession of life jackets, and they were rescued from the water by a patrol boat from U.S. …

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WILDFIRE SMOKE STANDS TO DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER, SCIENTISTS WARN

19 MAR 2023 The smoke from recent wildfires is threatening to slow and even reverse the recovery of Earth’s ozone layer – the same one that the world has worked so hard to heal since 1987. The ozone layer is a crucial part of the stratosphere that stops our planet from getting scorched by the Sun’s …

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AI SAYS ‘SORRY’ FOR KILLING MOST OF HUMANITY IN POST-APOCALYPSE EXHIBIT

18 MAR 2023 Advances in artificial intelligence are coming so hard and fast that a museum in San Francisco, the beating heart of the tech revolution, has imagined a memorial to the demise of humanity.​ “Sorry for killing most of humanity person with smile cap and mustache,” says a monitor welcoming a …

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SLEEP DISTURBANCES LINKED WITH HIGHER DEMENTIA RISK, STUDY FINDS

17 MAR 2023 If you needed another reminder of just how important quality sleep is to our health and well-being, a new study has linked three specific sleep problems with a change in risk of developing dementia. Use of sleep medication and ability to fall asleep quickly (sleep-initiation insomnia) are …

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PRICE GAP BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH SULFUR FUEL OIL BOOSTS SCRUBBER ROI

16 MAR 2023  Recently, ZEME and Zhejiang Energy Group Industrial Research Institute released a new report entitled “Analysis and Prediction of Oil Price between High and Low Sulfur Marine Fuel and Economic Analysis of Installing Desulfurization System.” The report analyzes the trend of the oil price difference in the past three years, and …

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SAUDI STARTUP SEEKS TO RAISE $300M FOR HIGH-SPEC SHIPBREAKING YARD

15 MAR 2023  A Saudi Arabian startup has set out to raise $300 million to invest in a new recycling facility that will be located in the commercial port of Al Jubail. Wreckdock Vessel Recycling announced that it intends to attract external capital through a share issue to invest in …

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RECORD-SETTING CYCLONE FREDDY MAKES THIRD LANDFALL

13 MAR 2023  Over the weekend, Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its third and final landfall in central Mozambique. This is the cyclone’s third landfall in the area: it arrived on the east coast of Madagascar on February 21 and transited over the southern coast of Mozambique three days later. The first …

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PHILIPPINES ENACTS LAW TO CURB SEAFARER EXPLOITATION

12 MAR 2023  The Philippines’ House of Representatives this week overwhelmingly voted for a new bill seeking to protect the rights and interests of Filipino seafarers. The law called Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers sets out labor protection terms for seafarers before, during, and after employment, especially in the event …

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