The Clean Arctic Alliance has called for urgent action to address the impact of underwater noise from ships on Arctic wildlife, as a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction opened in London in late January. A previous IMO meeting, MEPC 76 in June 2021,Continue Reading
Newsfeeds are flooded with the term “Ozempic Face,” which describes the rapid aging effect weight-loss patients may experience after losing fat in the face. Rising popularity of weight-loss injections has sparked the viral phrase, but what’s happening to the face is also happening to the body, say surgeons. According toContinue Reading
“You know you could easily fix that.” Miranda pointed at my mid-section. We were gathered under an umbrella at the pool, surrounded by middle-aged women with perfect figures. “You’re so thin that you’d recover fast.” I was perched on the edge of a sun lounger, wearing a bikini, and tryingContinue Reading
Who they are? For the last 10 years, my personal passion, books, research, and consulting with business owners has focused on one question: How can we connect more intelligently in today’s marketplace – with customers, employees, partners and other stakeholders? I’ve traveled the world working with businesses – small andContinue Reading
3D-printed skull implant by German MedTech start-up Kumovis. Kumovis After an accident left a 40-year-old woman in Sweden with a massive head injury late last year, she received a 3D-printed implant made from a plastic called PEEK to repair her skull. It was the first time a hospital had designedContinue Reading
Child: Welcome to my Mommy’s podcast. This podcast is sponsored by Good Culture, a company making naturally fermented dairy products, including my favorite cottage cheese. This is a food I loved as a kid and stopped eating when I realized what was hiding in most brands. But my loveContinue Reading
Localities sampled Ten localities on Gotland, Sweden, were sampled and processed for ophiuroid microfossils (Fig. 1; Supplementary Figs 1, 2). Ireviken30,31: Llandovery and Wenlock series, Telychian and Sheinwoodian stages, Pterospathodus amorphognathoides through Upper Kockellela ranuliformis conodont zones, Lower Visby Formation through Högklint Formation (unit a). Ophiuroid sample is from the middle–upper portionContinue Reading
Participants The study’s participants were nine unacclimatized Japanese male adults who did not have currently or previously treated medical conditions, did not currently take medications, and had no smoking history (age: 24.4 ± 4.3 years; height: 169.6 ± 6.0 cm; body weight: 64.3 ± 7.5 kg; VO2max: 39.2 ± 4.68 mL/kg/min). Each participant received an explanation of the study and written informedContinue Reading
Cape Town — Outdoor spaces is what most people have been craving during the Covid-19 pandemic, when a series of lockdowns across the world forced countless people indoors. And these enforced restrictions on our movement have reignited many people’s appreciation for home, community gardens and public open spaces. The fearContinue Reading
Leading sustainability experts from around the world convened in Beijing, China and online to discuss policy recommendations for China. The recommendations are designed to inform China’s environment and development policies and practices, including its domestic policies, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and contributions to global environmental governance processes. TheContinue Reading
