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Dozens of dolphins and porpoises wash up on the oil-drenched beaches and coast of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius one day after the Wakashio was deliberately sunk off the coast of Mauritius, and which had been responsible for the largest oil spill in the Indian Ocean.

In the world of synthetic biology—a booming field that seeks to grow, harvest, and ferment new sustainable goods—custom DNA is a key ingredient.

3D printing unicorn Desktop Metal will list on the NYSE in a merger with cable exec Leo Hindery's special-purpose acquisition company Trine Acquisition Corp. that will give it $575 million in cash for expansion.

In the midst of global economic difficulties, the 3-D printing sector is a standout in manufacturing, with millions in investment still pouring in.

Conventional chemotherapy kills fast-growing cells like cancer, but it also kills fast-growing healthy cells with devastating side effects.

Dramatic photos released overnight reveal final moments of oil spill ship Wakashio, as it is deliberately sunk off the coast of Mauritius.

150 million people in six Red Sea countries are at risk from a disintegrating oil tanker off the coast of Yemen. What can these countries learn from how a major oil spill in Mauritius was handled earlier this month. Here are 10 lessons.

Our post-Covid world for producers will be less about shaving every penny and more about being ready to serve customers even during the unexpected.

After spending 13 years building companies such as Tilt, investing in companies such as Gusto, Halo Top, ThirdLove, and RigUp, James Beshara’s journey transformed him into the ultimate biohacker, resulting in his latest company: MagicMind.

Last week, Headspace took a bold step forward into the rapidly emerging intersection of Wellness, Tech and Music by announcing a deal with visionary recording artist John Legend.

The role of Panama's international ship registry, as well as the role of the UN regulator of shipping (IMO) now called into question on what went wrong with the Wakashio causing biggest oil spill in the Indian Ocean in Mauritius' pristine coral reef lagoon.

Hand sanitizers drying you out? This new fermented gel is better for your hands—and the environment. Visolis, a Berkeley-based company specializing in fermenting innovative natural products, may have hit on a solution to these stinging hand sanitizer problems.

Amid rising arsenic detected in local reef fish following a major oil spill, and secrecy regarding the destination of the Japanese Oil Spill vessel, now questions are being asked about the role of the IMO and nature of advice that the international shipping regulator offered to local authorities.

In this post I want to help you see how focusing on manufacturing’s long tail of operational challenges can make your projects more successful. After all, if you can see it, you can solve it.

Equipped with a 3D-printer, a power supply, water and a huge tank of cement-like slurry, a squad of U. S. Marines built, in just three days, a protective bunker big enough to hide an armored vehicle.

UN and EU satellites reveal the true extent of the pollution across the East Coast of Mauritius, with 30km 'heavily affected' and a lot more somewhat impacted.

As the large iron-ore transporting ship responsible for a major oil spill off the coast of Mauritius is towed into the Indian Ocean to be sunk, what are the lessons from other parts of the world where ships have been sunk at sea.