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The European continent is home to a rich variety of habitats and species, both on land and in the ocean. However, centuries of human activities have taken a toll on Europe's biodiversity. Our nature has been transformed and greatly affected, and unless urgent and more ambitious measures are taken, the majority of Europe's species and habitats face an uncertain future.Despite some progress, the majority of protected habitats and species are in poor or poor conservation status. Habitat destruction, resource overexploitation, pollution, climate change, introduction of invasive species, urban sprawl and landscape fragmentation are just some of the reasons behind this…
Get out your shotguns and gather your ingredients now for the craziest cook-off in Arkansas: The World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 7 at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's JB and Jonelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center in Springdale. The free, family-friendly event returned last fall after a three-year hiatus, but after COVID-19 cancellations and some logistical issues, the original carcass-chicken dish settled into its new home at the nature center as easily as it fell off a log. Joe Wilson, event planner, cooking competition veteran and connoisseur of all things squirrel-related, has…
Eye diseases affect people across a range of factors, including age groups, geographic regions, and social status. As societies around the world experience demographic change and aging, the prevalence of eye-related disorders and diseases, including dry eye, age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, and glaucoma, is increasing. Current research is primarily focused on treating the etiology of the disease. However, there is still a paucity of research into how diet, exercise, and lifestyle influence eye health, which is crucial for routine eye health management and even the primary prevention of eye diseases.Recent studies have demonstrated that modifiable lifestyle factors, such as diet,…
The Seattle Storm (17-8) are coming off an 89-83 win over the Sparks, led by Jewell Loyd's 30-point performance, and will face the Atlanta Dream (7-17) on Friday, August 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET. Before you make an informed bet on the contest, check out the best bets available for Friday's matches based on our computer predictions. I choose Storm (-7.5) for cover. The Storm have covered the spread 15 of 25 games with the spread set. The Dream are 13-11-0 against the spread this year. In games where they are favored by 7.5 points or more this season,…
Hong Kong, which has reported 13 cases this year, said in response to the WHO announcement that it would continue to “closely monitor” the situation and “strengthen preventive measures.” “The public is urged to step up vigilance and avoid close contact with people suspected of having MPOX infection,” authorities said in a press release on Thursday, and high-risk groups have been advised to get vaccinated, the government said in a press release. The Hong Kong Department of Health has also instructed doctors and hospitals to report suspected MPOX cases for rapid epidemiological investigation and contact tracing, and issued travel health…
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even people at high genetic risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) benefit from a low-cost, group-based intervention focused on healthy eating and physical activity, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Dr. Maria Anneli Lankinen and colleagues from the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio investigated whether low or high genetic risk influences the development of type 2 diabetes in a group-based lifestyle intervention study. The analysis included men (aged 50-75 years) from the Male Metabolic Syndrome Cohort, including 315 men characterized as having low…
A balcony above the trading floor inside the Euronext NV stock exchange, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Paris, France. Nathan Lane | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — European markets opened slightly higher on Friday, setting up what is shaping up to be a winning week for global stock markets.France's CAC 40 index was last up more than 20 points to 7,447, Germany's DAX rose 52 points to 18,237 and Britain's FTSE 100 was little changed, according to IG Data.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index is up more than 2% so far this week, on track for its best performance since May…
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Russian parliament member Mikhail Sheremet made the chilling statement following an escalation of the war offensive along the Russian-Ukrainian border. Ukrainian soldiers ride a tank in the Sumy region near the Russian border amid a Russian offensive into Ukraine on August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Latinsky He warned that the Western-backed invasion of Ukrainian forces into Russia's Kursk region has brought the world closer to a possible World War III. Sheremet, a member of Russia's Defence Council, argues that the attack on Russian territory, involving Western military equipment and foreign involvement, marks a disastrous escalation that could lead to a global…
Gavin Maguire Europe's clever new clean energy champion: Maguire LITTLETON, Colo. — Portugal's power companies have pledged to cut the share of their electricity production from fossil fuels to just 10% by 2024, overtaking neighboring Spain and emerging as Western Europe's second-cleanest large-scale power sector behind France. Total generation of clean electricity in the first seven months of 2024 reached a record high of 21.76 terawatt-hours, up 32% compared with the same months in 2023, according to data from energy think tank Ember. Record production from solar and wind farms and the highest hydroelectric generation since 2016 were the main…