08 APR 2024 For the second time in less than a year, the Australia Maritime Safety Authority is reporting the successful conviction of a ship’s master and the shipping company for the failure of a ladder which resulted in injuries to a pilot during a transfer. While these accidents happen …
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07 APRIL 2024 A new study has associated rare variants of specific genes with the development of left-handedness in humans. Learning how these variations make left-handers different in other ways could help solve mysteries such as how genes can make people more likely to have neurodevelopmental disorders or develop neurodegenerative …
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06 APRIL 2024 It seems like Roald Dahl may have been onto something after all: if you hurt a plant, it screams. Well, sort of. Not in the same way you or I might scream. Rather, they emit popping or clicking noises in ultrasonic frequencies outside the range of human …
Read More »05 APRIL 2024 Scientists in Barcelona, Spain, think they have identified a possible biomarker that can predict the onset of a disorder that gives rise to diseases like Parkinson’s long before symptoms of cognitive and physical decline appear. These specific indicators swimming in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) precede …
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04 APRIL 2024 Following a nearly three-month voyage Chinese heavy lift vessel Hunter Star delivered the final liquefaction module for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 facility to Russia. Russian gas company Novatek, the Arctic LNG 2 project itself, and the Belokamenka construction yard near Murmansk have all been sanctioned by the …
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03 APRIL 2024 The issues of the safety of shipping and the efforts by Port States to inspect ships to enforce regulations continue to swirl in the wake of the Dali’s allision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore which sent shockwaves through the shipping industry. The U.S. Coast …
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