CO2 emissions poses threat to Marine ecosystems
Scientists have warned that rising CO2 levels has altered the chemistry of the waters and are disrupting the natural balance of marine life. Oceans are becoming warmer, losing oxygen and leading to ocean acidification.Twenty-two...
Mastercard Testing Facial Recognition for Making Payments
Mastercard is testing a smartphone app that uses facial recognition to verify online purchases. This test is a part of the company’s grand vision to retreat from static passwords for online payments to biometric...
[Watch] What are Motor-Rotor Sailing Ships?
https://youtu.be/W1AoPzXeMKwShort sea trade will soon see the introduction of new generation motor rotor sailing ships. 5 partners are cooperating to implement a lightweight design of a wind sail system with aerodynamic rotors for small...
Ardmore Seafox Joins Ardmore Fleet.
Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced the delivery of its newly built vessel, the Ardmore Seafox, by SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd from the Sacheon shipyard in Korea.The Ardmore Seafox is a 49,999 DWT IMO 3 product...
Shell to Explore Oil In Arctic
Oil and gas major Shell will start oil rigging in the Arctic in the next two weeks.
Thirty ships have been deployed initially from the Dutch Harbor in Alaska to support two exploratory wells.
Shell has...
Iran Claims Progress in the Nuclear Talks
Iran’s Foreign Minister has claimed its progress in the nuclear talks with the United States. This statement was released through a specially made Youtube video.US Secretary of State John Kerry said there is still...
Taiwan TransAsia Pilot Shut Off Wrong Engine
Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has confirmed that the captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR mistakenly switched off the plane’s only working engine seconds before it crashed leading to the death of 43 people...
Robot Kills Worker at Car Factory
A worker at a Volkswagen production plants in Germany lost his life when he was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by a robot.
The 22-year-old man, working as a part of a team...
Another shark attack reported in North Carolina
In less than three weeks, a 68-year-old man, was bitten by a shark in North Carolina in the seventh attack off the US state's coast.
The National Park Service confirmed a shark attack, seventh in...
Sydney Dental Patients are Susceptible to HIV & Hepatitis
The health authorities of Sydney had shown their concern for the thousands of dental patients who had invasive procedures and were prone to HIV and hepatitis over a ten year period.A New South Wales...