On Christmas, Nathan Evans was a struggling 26-year-old musician who delivered mail by day in Airdrie, Scotland, a small town outside Glasgow. He needed a job that would allow him time to practice and also help support him and his wife during their first year-plus of marriage. Then, on December 27th, Evans posted a new tune on TikTok — an a cappella version of “Wellerman,” a sea shanty about whalers awaiting a resupply ship in the mid 1800s. (The real-life company that owned the boat was the Weller Brothers, hence the title.) Now, less than a month later, he has a three-album record deal. … [Read more...] about Sea Shanty Sensation Nathan Evans: ‘I’m an Actual Musician’
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Here’s what you need to know about your sunscreen and the sea
The problem is not proven to be particle size – that is simply what testing has been done thus far. The mechanism of action is important and it has not yet been proven what that is. In a study completed in 2018 (Corinaldesi et al. 2018), they touch on what this may be, which is the release of zinc ions in aqueous solutions (water). It is known that metal ions in solution are toxic to many organisms. Both nano and micronised zinc particles release similar numbers of zinc ions. … [Read more...] about Here’s what you need to know about your sunscreen and the sea
Yemen Might Be Miles Away But Its Threat to Israel is Real, This is Why
A Houthi rebel fighter holds his a weapon during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters for the Iranian-backed Houthi movement, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The Houthi rebels control the capital, Sanaa, and much of the country’s north, where most of the population lives. They are at war with a U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition fighting on behalf of the internationally recognized government. … [Read more...] about Yemen Might Be Miles Away But Its Threat to Israel is Real, This is Why
US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
Those locations also don't include the American troop presence in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Former President Donald Trump also deployed the first troops into Saudi Arabia since 9/11 over concerns about Iran. Some 2,500 American troops now man fighter jets and Patriot missile batteries at Prince Sultan Air Base southeast of Riyadh. … [Read more...] about US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
Exposed: World media’s double-speak on Capitol Hill riots and farmers march in India
However, there was a stark contrast in the world media’s coverage of the seize of the Capitol Hill and the today’s tractor march in which the farmers were projected as “heroes” fighting for a real cause while the government was seen as “a ruthless regime trying to crush the farmers’’ movement by force. … [Read more...] about Exposed: World media’s double-speak on Capitol Hill riots and farmers march in India
Nearly One-Third of Ocean Animals Perished 2.6 Million Years Ago
Life appeared to be pretty good for this dominant apex predator, until disaster struck. Pimiento and an international team of researchers determined that megalodon did not die out alone. When the gigantic shark went extinct around 2.6 million years ago, so too did a third of all other large marine species. The previously unknown "Pliocene marine megafauna extinction" is described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. … [Read more...] about Nearly One-Third of Ocean Animals Perished 2.6 Million Years Ago