Every summer, wildland firefighters across the West gear up for a monumental task, aiming to stop fires that are burning hotter and moving faster with climate change. They accomplish this in two ways: on the ground and out of the sky. From above, helicopters sling buckets of water, while airplanes dump fire retardant —
Social movements have always been potent instigators of political change. From the Civil Rights Movement in the United States to the anti-Apartheid struggle in South Africa, collective action has significantly moulded the political terrain. This examination will delve into how social movements have propelled political change, gleaning lessons from historical and present-day movements.
With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way. In 1985, the British Antarctic Survey alerted the world that in the atmosphere high above the South Pole a giant hole was forming in the Earth’s protective ozone layer. World leaders swiftly assembled to work
Factory farms will feed the world, or so goes Big Ag’s rallying cry. With a growing global population and shrinking space for farmland, we have no choice but to rely on industrial meat and dairy to feed the nearly 10 billion people who will populate the planet by 2050. A new report released
Per incentivare il miglioramento professionale e personale, è fondamentale comprendere le diverse esigenze e motivazioni delle persone. Alcune strategie per incentivare la motivazione includono la creazione di obiettivi realistici e sfidanti, la fornitura di feedback positivo e costruttivo, la . Read full article here Lingua originale: italiano. Autore: Amadeo Furlan Amadeo Furlan è
A new “miracle” gel shows great promise for brain tumour treatment during lab tests at Johns Hopkins University. The gel is used to treat one of the most aggressive forms of brain tumour, glioblastoma, leaving patients with a diagnosed life expectancy of 12 – 18 months. The new treatment is used post-surgery to
Ghanaian-born curator of the biennale, Lesley Lokko. Jacopo Salvi/La Biennale di Venezia Tomà Berlanda, University of Cape Town Presented since 1979, the Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) is possibly the most influential architecture exhibition in the world. For the first time, this year’s edition is curated by an African architect, Lesley
The American West has always had forest fires — just not like this. Blazes are spreading further and burning longer, incinerating towns and exposing millions of people to noxious smoke. While a century of fire suppression and other land management choices contribute to the severity, climate change is a key factor fueling these
ph. Shutterstock Jonathan Munemo, Salisbury University The Biden administration has ratcheted up protectionism and industrial policy amid surging economic tensions with China. Legislation passed in 2022 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to spur domestic production of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and to support other decarbonisation goals. The legislation is
Is a wildly popular social media app a threat to U.S. citizens? AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University On May 24, 2023, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation banning TikTok in the state. The law imposes fines of US$10,000 per day on any app store that offers the popular Chinese-owned video