I’ve skied at over 90 ski resorts in Switzerland – this is the best

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Travel writer Dave Watts rates Zermatt as the best ski resort in Switzerland Zermatt offers a magical combination of just about everything you could expect in a ski resort. All avid skiers should make the pilgrimage there at least once in their lives. Yes, it’s expensive (like all Swiss resorts) – but it’s definitely worth … Read more

Why genetically modified fish are bred to combat rare childhood diseases

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Scientists have genetically engineered a new breed of zebrafish with transparent skin to accurately observe its internal organs – Richard White/Children’s Hospital Boston At the heart of Doha’s Education City, a sprawling, sun-drenched campus of technology companies and universities, lies a healthcare facility that Qatar hopes will become a beacon of personalized medicine in the … Read more

Takeaways about AP’s research into cocoa from a protected Nigerian rainforest

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OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — The habitat of a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a victim of the world’s chocolate hunger. Deforestation caused by planting cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, is reducing the Omo Forest Reserve, a protected rainforest in southwestern Nigeria that helps combat climate change … Read more

Major tourist attractions are closed due to the eruption of the Icelandic volcano

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A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Grindavik, Iceland on December 18, 2023 – REUTERS After weeks of intense seismic activity, a volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, just one day after the area reopened to tourists. The eruption takes place just a few kilometers from Iceland’s most popular tourist attraction, the … Read more

How the runaway greenhouse gas effect can destroy a planet’s habitability – including Earth’s

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Using advanced computer simulations, scientists have shown how easily a runaway greenhouse effect can quickly transform a habitable planet into a hellish world incapable of life. This research not only has implications for our understanding of extrasolar planets, or “exoplanets”, but it also offers insights into the Earth’s man-made climate crisis. The team of astronomers … Read more

These scientists want to put a huge ‘sunshade’ into orbit to help combat climate change

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A group has been formed to study and promote a space-based solar shield to help ward off global climate change. The idea has been discussed for years, but the Planetary Sunshade Foundation is releasing documents that support the concept and highlight the practical feasibility of the approach. A planetary solar shield, the Foundation advises, could … Read more