Ocean warming and acidification are leading to an increase in the rate of sponge biomass and bioerosion. Combined German-Australian research, recently presented at the Ninth World Sponge Conference in Fremantle, used past, present and ...
Tags: ocean warming, ocean acidification, sponge biomass, bioerosion
Sofa giant CSL has completed a wholesale rebrand as it revealed it is on target to reach sales of £100m for the first time. By Christmas all 26 of the firm's stores will be operating as Sofaworks as part of the family-owned retailer's ...
Tags: Sofa, Furniture, Furnishing
Good government policies can help propel an industry forward but bad ones can hinder development. Although China’s policies are aimed at developing the LED industry, the subsidies have gotten out of control recently, said LEDinside ...
Tags: LED Policies, LED Lighting
Chances are that you've heard good things about yoga. It can relax you. It can get you fit -- just look at the bodies of some celebrities who sing yoga's praises. And, more and more, yoga is purported to be able to cure numerous medical ...
Tags: Yoga, Sporting Goods, Recreation, Health
Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments. Blame anonymity, blame politicians, blame human nature. But a growing ...
Tags: online comments, user comments, anonymity, nasty comments
The realisation was as surprising as it was momentous. Toledo, long known as Glass City, needed glass, and it could no longer be manufactured locally quickly enough. So Toledo turned to China to make the 360 panels, weighing 589kg each, ...
Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS) has delivered ARABDRILL 60, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to Arabian Drilling Company (ADC) five days ahead of schedule, on budget and with a perfect safety record. This marks the 21st new build offshore rig that ...
Tags: Keppel FELS, jackup rig, Arabian Drilling Company, rig deliveries
Diversifying palates and a focus on health in North America are driving increased demand for a range of "atypical meats" at the dinner table, according to global market research organisation Nielsen. In the year to 29 June 2012, sales of ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
If Johnny doesn't take to the violin, don't fret. A new study challenges the widely held belief that music lessons can help boost children's intelligence. "More than 80 percent of American adults think that music improves children's ...
Tags: music, children's grades, music education
The notion that some people can be overweight or obese and still remain healthy is a myth, according to a new Canadian study. Even without high blood pressure, diabetes or other metabolic issues, overweight and obese people have higher ...
Tags: overweight, obesity, healthy obesity, benign obesity
Contact lenses that deliver glaucoma medication over long periods are getting closer to reality, say researchers working with laboratory animals. In their study, the lenses delivered the glaucoma drug latanoprost (brand name Xalatan) ...
Tags: contact lenses, glaucoma medication, glaucoma drug, latanoprost, Xalatan
Now on exhibit at Glenn Aber Contemporary is a distinctive collection of glass sculpture from three leaders in the field. American artists Marlene Rose and Brian Usher and Greek-American artist Phillip Tsiaras comprise the trio of sculptors ...
Tags: glass, decoration, art
People are taking more photographs than ever before, nearly 400 billion this year, yet sales of cameras are shrinking. Overall, global shipments of digital cameras have fallen 30 percent this year, according to Christopher Chute, research ...
Tags: Smartphones, Camera
Navistar reports a fourth quarter 2013 net loss of $154 million, or $1.91 per diluted share. But still, that's good when compared to the fourth quarter 2012 when Navistar reported a net loss of $2.8 billion, or $40.13 per diluted share. ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Navistar continues to be dogged by warranty issues related to its previous emissions strategy, and today announced a $154-million loss for the fourth quarter. Still, it was a marked improvement from the Q4 loss of $2.8 billion the company ...
Tags: transportation, Navista