Archive for May 2023

First extensive exploration of Israel’s deep-sea economic waters by Israeli-UK team identifies two species of threatened whales that are sensitive to underwater noise By SUE SURKES  Dr. Aviad Scheinin, director of the Marine Apex Predator Lab at the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station at the Haifa University Charny School of Marine Sciences, looks for marine mammals…

Evidence is accumulating that taping six metal beads to specific points on the ear helps weight loss. Photo: Getty John Elder You’re doing all the right things to lose weight. Eating more vegetables, and at the same time cutting back overall on the calories. You’re exercising most days, endeavouring to get to bed earlier, and drinking…

A consultation process, closing this week, is asking Australians if they think EVs should be equipped with “acoustic alerting systems” due to fears they could be a hazard for pedestrians or cyclists. The technology would digitally mimic the sound of a combustion engine and play it through external speakers to better alert Australians when they’re…