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An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: Ships trigger seafloor methane emissions while moving through shallow water, researchers report in Communications Earth & Environment. The scientists say the unexpected discovery has nothing to do with the type of fuel used by the ship. Instead, "ship-induced pressure changes and turbulent mixing" trigger the release of the gas from the seafloor. Bubbles and gas diffusion push the methane into the atmosphere, where it acts as a greenhouse gas... Container and cruise ships triggered the largest and most frequent methane emissions, but the study suggests that ships of all kinds, regardless of their type of engine or size, trigger methane emissions. Researchers said they observed emissions that were 20 times higher in the shipping lane than in undisturbed nearby areas. Given the number of ports in similarly shallow areas worldwide, it's important to learn more about emissions in shipping lanes and to better estimate their "hitherto unknown impact," study co-author Johan Mellqvist, a professor of optical remote sensing at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, said in a news release.

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What happened in the Australian mega-mansion was to become one of the most contentious episodes in the couple's marriage - one which loomed large in their later court battles in the UK and the US.

The famous Orlando theme park has begun sending out warnings regarding the upcoming change, which will limit access to the Magic Kingdom.

A high-profile British actor is reportedly tipped to become next James Bond as bosses narrow down shortlist to three names.

Nick Pellegrino was left gushing blood on a Milan train platform after two migrants stabbed him in the neck in a terrifying daylight ambush.

Jessica Watkins, 42, was imprisoned alongside the known associate of Jeffrey Epstein inside FCI Tallahassee for her involvement in the Capitol riot.

One of Sir Keir Starmer's most powerful advisers was last night accused of running secret diplomatic back channels to 'terrorists' using his own taxpayer-funded team.

Some 220 estates last year received a tax bill on £61 million worth of gifts given away incorrectly, according to HMRC data.

Weller was speaking at the launch of a report by ActionAble 2025, an initiative she co-founded, which aims to help disabled people reach their full potential at work.

Here are three firms that are giving the NHS a boost - and could do the same for your portfolio.

In recent years, some firms have effectively barred their owners from attending in person by making meetings virtual only.

Bosses have warned that the Government must intervene to stop smaller taverns from being dragged into paying business rates for the first time.

The answer is to provide personal finance education in schools so that savers have the knowledge and confidence to work it out for themselves when they need it.

Putting cash into solid companies, reinvest the dividends, and you will eventually have a nice nest egg. For once, our Chancellor is right.

It became apparent that the van has a grave fault with its automatic emergency braking system. Now LSH Auto has the van, which my father took back, and his money.

Antonio Simoes has called for the age at which workers are automatically included in company pensions schemes to be cut.

Love Island's Harrison Solomon has broken his silence on his famous love triangle with Lauren Wood and Toni Laites after abruptly quitting the ITV show.

Fans were left panicked as they captured the heart-stopping moment when the 40-year-old singer belted out her hit song Roar while soaring through the sky on a mechanical butterfly.

Electronic messages travel faster than seismic waves, Gizmodo points out — meaning some people near an earthquake receive an Android Earthquake Alert "before the seismic waves reach them — and even a few seconds could be just enough time to hide under a table or run outside." Richard Allen from the University of California in Berkeley's Seismological Laboratory, writes in a new study that "The global adoption of smartphone technology places sophisticated sensing and alerting capabilities in people's hands, in both the wealthy and less-wealthy portions of the planet." From Gizmodo: According to the study, 70% of the world's smartphones are Android phones, which by default come with the aforementioned sensing and alerting capabilities. From 2021 to 2024, the Android Earthquake Alert (AEA) system detected an average of 312 earthquakes per month across 98 countries. The earthquakes had a magnitude between 1.9 and 7.8, and the system alerted users of earthquakes at or over a magnitude of 4.5, averaging around 60 events and 18 million alerts per month. The AEA system also collected user feedback, revealing that 85% of users who received alerts experienced shaking, with 36% receiving the alert before, 28% during, and 23% after the shaking began... "AEA demonstrates that globally distributed smartphones can be used to detect earthquakes and issue warnings at scale with an effectiveness comparable to established national systems," the researchers wrote. The system detected 11,231 earthquakes between April of 2021 and March of 2024, according to the study, which notes that the length of the advanced warning "ranged from seconds up to a minute" for moderate shaking, and about 15 seconds for the strongest shaking.

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The songstress, 32, whose real name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison, threw convention to the wind with a leggy white mini dress which she teamed with her trademark sunglasses.