19 SEPT 2023 Inside our bodies at every moment, our cells are orchestrating a complex dance of atoms and molecules that uses energy to create, distribute and deploy the substances on which our lives depend. And it’s not just in our bodies: all animals carry out this dance of metabolism, and it …
Read More »HOW DOES YOUR BODY TURN FOOD INTO FUEL? SCIENTISTS TRACKED INDIVIDUAL ATOMS TO FIND OUT
19 SEPT 2023 Inside our bodies at every moment, our cells are orchestrating a complex dance of atoms and molecules that uses energy to create, distribute and deploy the substances on which our lives depend. And it’s not just in our bodies: all animals carry out this dance of metabolism, and it …
Read More »WHAT ARE LASERS AND HOW DO THEY ACTUALLY WORK?
18 SEPT 2023 Lasers are devices that concentrate beams of light by forcing their waveforms and frequencies to align. First developed in the 1960s to amplify microwaves, modern lasers technology can ramp up light rays in just about any part of the electromagnetic spectrum, with the exception of gamma waves. The word stands …
Read More »FIRST OFFICER OF VESSEL BEING OVERTAKEN IS BLAMED FOR COLLISION
13 SEPT 2023 The Maritime Disciplinary Court of the Netherlands released its ruling on a September 2022 collision off the coast in which a reefer overtaking a smaller, slower bulker hit the vessel. In a surprising move, the Dutch inspector however finds that the smaller vessel being overtaken was primarily …
Read More »YOUR STOMACH COULD BE THE KEY TO FIGHTING JET LAG, SCIENTISTS SAY
15 SEPT 2023 Frequent flyers have a bag of tricks to get over jetlag. Scientists have plenty of suggestions too: from getting a dose of sunlight, melatonin or a hit of exercise, to staying hydrated, skipping caffeine, and eating at local meal times. While none are guaranteed quick fixes, these tips help our bodies slide back …
Read More »MSC LOSSES APPEAL TO LIMIT $200M LIABILITY FROM 2012 MSC FLAMINIA CASUALTY
13 SEPT 2023 More than a decade after the casualty aboard the MSC Flaminia, the legal battles continue to set precedent likely to shape future litigation for shipowners, shippers, and their insurers. A U.K. Court of Appeal has rejected a claim from MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company seeking to limit the carrier’s …
Read More »FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED AFTER FOURTH ATTEMPT AT “HAMPSTER WHEEL” VOYAGE
12 SEPT 2023 Once again, the U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted and detained a former professional athlete for an ill-advised attempt to cross the Atlantic in a drum-like paddle wheel device of his own design. Reza Baluchi, 51, was on his fourth attempt to make a human-powered ocean voyage with …
Read More »MANY OF THE GENES BEHIND IBS COULD ALSO AFFECT OUR MENTAL HEALTH
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 …
Read More »EYE SCANS CAN DETECT PARKINSON’S YEARS BEFORE SYMPTOMS EMERGE
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 …
Read More »SMIT SALVAGE TEAM DEPARTS FSO SAFER IN YEMEN FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL OIL REMOVAL OPERATION
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 …
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