Climate Change

The completion of an all-weather road has transformed ‘lower’ Mustang, shifting from a remote trekking hub to a mass tourism destination. Visitor numbers has surged nearly 50% in one year, fueled largely by domestic and Indian Hindu pilgrims. Hotels and lodges have mushroomed along fragile riverbanks with weak zoning enforcement.…

Vulnerabilities Using data from the Food and Drug Administration, the researchers identified 10,861 drug facilities that were active for at least one year between 2019 and 2024. These facilities represent the array of manufacturing stages of a drug, from analyzing raw drug materials, to manufacturing active ingredients, to packaging drug…

Flying can be stressful enough without 1,000-foot drops and severe shaking. But that’s what the passengers on a recent Delta flight out of Salt Lake City had to endure as a wave of turbulence rocked their plane. Passengers reported having to hold a cabin crew member on the ground to…

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HOPKINS, Belize — Heaters, pumps and computerized meters rigged to an everyday picnic icebox may seem like a high school science project. But this heat stress tank may hold the key to finding the most heat-resilient corals in Belize’s waters. As climate change and other human-caused stressors continue to push…

Thanks to this rich record, we know that the Jurassic was the age of dinosaurs roaming a tropical Earth filled with ferns, flowering plants, and conifers. It was also a time when sea monsters, sharks, and blood-red plankton filled inland seas borne of crumbling landmasses. Here’s what the Jurassic period…

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Coastal communities restoring marshes, dunes, reefs to protect against rising seas and storm surgesRead More

Summary of climate resilient crops As climate change worsens, food manufacturers must find crops which are resilient to heat and drought pressures Some crops are more resilient than others Crops such as millet, amaranth and sweet potato are drought and heat resistant and can grow in harsher conditions They are…

Innovative Sleep Solutions in Hospitality: The Next Competitive Edge - By Xinyu (Rachel) Liu - Image Credit Unsplash+    The Impact of Climate Change on Ski Resorts: Why Must Winter Destinations Reinvent Themselves and Their Business Models The World Sleep Society in 2023 has highlighted the problem of sleep deprivation that…