A SpaceX rocket has made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island after touching down in the Indian Ocean following a test flight from Texas on 24 July. David Watchorn, chair of the Christmas Island Tourism Association said he initially thought he was looking at ships on his way to work, before realising it was “a
Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, the state’s health department said last week in a news release. All were hospitalized, and five died. During the same period over the
Italian divers have discovered an ancient Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, believed to be more than 2,000 years old. The vessel was found piled high with hundreds of well-preserved containers, which were used to transport goods such as wine and olive oil. Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli hailed the wreck as “one of
Yemen’s transportation ministry, part of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, accused the Iran-backed Houthis of carrying out the attack by using a boat laden with explosives, Reuters news agency reported. The group have not commented on the incident. The Houthis announced what it called a blockade on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea ports on 20 July.
Most Australians looking to reduce their energy bills end up looking at confusing spec sheets full of kilowatts, inverter efficiencies and battery life promises. It’s rarely an exciting shopping trip, and for most homeowners, buying clean energy hardware is more of a leap of faith than buying a shiny new device. Global energy giant Sungrow
Communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches as Tropical Storm Bertha threatened to bring flooding and high winds Wednesday from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana. Bertha was forecast to make landfall Wednesday night in the sparsely populated coastal part of Louisiana southeast of New Orleans, with wind the biggest threat, according