Puerto Rico probes darkening of Vieques bio bay (Update)
Authorities in Puerto Rico announced Wednesday they are investigating why a glowing bay that attracts thousands of tourists a year has grown dark in recent weeks.
Environment
Apr 9, 2014
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Study: Tourists willing to pay a premium for Blue Flag destinations
Tourists are willing to pay a price premium for a sustainable coastal destination with Blue Flag status, a new study from the University of Portsmouth has found.
Social Sciences
May 10, 2023
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Three surprising reasons human actions threaten endangered primates
Monkeys, apes and lemurs are cute, familiar and lovable. But an estimated 60% of all primate species are listed as vulnerable, threatened or endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a network ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2023
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How tourist destinations can rebuild after coronavirus
Tourism has virtually stopped thanks to the COVID-19 lockdowns. This is hitting many cities hard—see this report about New York galleries and museums losing millions of dollars, for example. Many tourist businesses are ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2020
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Mexicans hope for recovery of monarch butterflies
Communal farmers and butterfly guides are hoping for a rebound in the number of monarch butterflies—and tourists—at their wintering grounds in central Mexico after a bad year for both last year.
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2021
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Emojis make tourism advertising on social media more effective and appealing, finds study
A study by the University of Granada (UGR) shows that users understand advertisements better and with less effort when congruent emojis and messages are used. The findings also suggest a shift in the preferences of potential ...
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2024
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EU begins 'bloody hard' battle to reach green ambition
The EU went into battle Wednesday to secure a path to its pledge of carbon neutrality by 2050, triggering an epic political clash over electric cars and fuel prices that could last for years.
Environment
Jul 14, 2021
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Why insect 'tourists' are good for some plants
(Phys.org)—Just as human tourists can be good for the economy, "insect tourists" can be good for a plant. When the hairs of a "sticky plant" trap small insects or "insect tourists," the plant can benefit in ways most people ...
Ecology
Jan 8, 2013
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Circus performer's flight preview steals NASA show
(AP) -- A former stiltwalker and fire-eater stole NASA's show Thursday, saying he'll be "like a kid in a candy store" experimenting with zero-gravity tricks on his upcoming tourist trip to the international space station.
Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2009
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Sentinel-2 captures Portugal wildfire
With Portugal in the grip of a heat wave, a wildfire broke out on 5 August south of Odemira in the Alentejo region in southern Portugal. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission, shows the fire ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 9, 2023
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