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World’s most beautiful endangered snail needs a few votes

March 1, 20221181 Views

Scientists in the UK and Cuba are urging members of the public to vote for the ‘world’s most beautiful snail’, in an international competition to unravel its DNA blueprint – thus unlocking the key to its beauty. The Cuban Painted Snails, which are only found in Eastern Cuba, are known for their eye-catching coloured shells, which come in a variety of colours, and their ‘love dart’ – a device they use to stab mating partners. They live in a wide variety of habitats, from xerophytic shrub woodland to rainforests. Red and white Polymita picta. Photo: Bernardo Reyes-Tur Cuba is home to perhaps the world’s greatest diversity of snails, but none have shells with such a range of colours and complex patterns as the Painted Snail, or Polymita picta. Sadly, this makes them appealing to col...

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Disney launches new level of immersion in ‘Star Wars’ experience

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February 26, 2022540 Views

Walt Disney Co's newest theme park offering aims to make fans forget they are in Florida and instead feel like they are vacationing in luxury in a galaxy far, far away. The two-night "Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser" experience, opening Tuesday at Walt Disney World in Orlando, puts guests into a story set on the Halcyon, a sleek space vessel said to be the place where Princess Leia and Han Solo took their honeymoon. Disney's designers hope visitors embrace the chance to play a role in the fictional world created by George Lucas. Guests on the Halcyon can interact with space droids, or Han's hairy sidekick Chewbacca, and meet new characters. "Star Wars" Stormtroopers stand guard inside the atrium of the Halcyon starcruiser at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, U.S., February 2...

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US tourists stay longer, spend the most

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February 17, 2022972 Views

Most valuable globally, they can help revive many destinations across the globe With an average spend per resident amounting to $3,580, the US source market is projected to be the most valuable globally in terms of average overseas tourism expenditure in 2021, according to GlobalData’s latest forecast. The leading data and analytics company notes that the willingness of the US market to dedicate significant amounts of its disposable income to international trips could help to drive the recovery of many destinations across the globe. FILE PHOTO: Passengers line up at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Christmas Eve in Queens, New York City, U.S., December 24, 2021. REUTERS//Dieu-Nalio Chery GlobalData’s latest thematic report, ‘Premiumization in Travel & Tourism (2022)’,...

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US travel & tourism recovery projected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022

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February 9, 2022808 Views

WTTC research projects sector’s GDP contributions could reach almost $2 trillion, a 6.2% increase from 2019, with Easter and summer travel bookings helping bolster economic recovery The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism sector, has announced announced its latest economic modeling projecting that U.S. Travel & Tourism could rebound strongly this year, reaching almost $2 trillion in U.S. GDP contribution and exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 6.2%. News of the strong recovery follows steady gains in the sector during 2021 and signals the welcome comeback of one of the world’s most important economic drivers after almost two years of upheaval. FILE PHOTO: Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus di...

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Volcano in Costa Rica shows how life might have existed on Mars

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January 31, 2022644 Views

Extremely harsh volcanic lake is dominated by bacteria from a single 'extremophile' genus A few specialist microbes survive conditions analogous to those of Mars’ early history, reports a new publication in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science—and this may be thanks to a broad range of adaptations. The hydrothermal crater lake of the Poás volcano in Costa Rica is one of the most hostile habitats on the planet. The water is ultra-acidic, full of toxic metals and the temperatures range from comfortable to boiling. In addition, recurrent ‘phreatic eruptions’ cause sudden explosions of steam, ash and rock. Despite such deadly eruptions, hydrothermal environments may be where the earliest forms of life began on Earth—and potentially also on Mars, if there ever was life. Beyond discov...

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Florida is so cold iguanas are falling out of trees

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January 31, 20221163 Views

The U.S. National Weather Service Miami-South Florida warned the public on Sunday that immobilised iguanas could fall out of trees due to unusual cold temperatures across the region. "Iguanas are cold-blooded. They slow down or become immobile when temps drop into the 40s (4-9 Celsius). They may fall from trees, but they are not dead," the service said on Twitter. Temperatures in South Florida reached a low of 25 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service, and high temperatures on Sunday were expected to remain in the upper 50s to low 60s. The nation's Northeast was walloped on Saturday by a deadly winter storm that prompted several states to declare emergencies and forced the cancellation of more than 1,400 flights. Zoologist Stacey Co...

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Record snowfall in Northeast US, thousands of flights cancelled

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January 30, 2022939 Views

The northeastern United States was walloped by a fierce winter storm on Saturday that dropped more than two feet (60 cm) of snow on some areas while packing high winds, prompting thousands of flight cancellations and leading governors in Rhode Island and other states to curtail access to the roads. About 1,400 U.S. flights were canceled early on Sunday, with much quieter weather expected on Sunday. Several U.S. states had declared emergencies in response to the storm, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Carolinas and was forecast to continue depositing snow into Sunday morning as it moved north to Maine. Terminal E at Boston Logan International Airport stands mostly empty during a powerful Nor'easter storm in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfo...

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Cuba names East Los Colorados archipelago a protected area

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January 29, 2022759 Views

Cuba’s newest protected area covers 281 square miles (728 square kilometers) of vibrant mangrove forests, seagrass beds, and climate-resilient corals - plus spawning sites for several economically important species of groupers and mutton, cubera, and gray snappers Cuba has just declared Este del Archipiélago de Los Colorados (“East of Los Colorados Archipelago”), a new marine protected area. This new MPA covers about half of one of the four major archipelagos surrounding the country, and hosts exceptional marine life including Antillean manatees, American crocodiles, and critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtles. Hawksbill sea turtle. Photo: Ocean Image Bank © Gregory Piper/WCS Establishment of this new protected area is a result of years of collective effort from communities, ...

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Luxury tourism recovery quicker than budget tourism in US

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January 24, 2022927 Views

GlobalData says, it is due to increase in high-networth individuals The pandemic has transformed many travelers into high-networth individuals and made the super-wealthy even wealthier, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that 29% of respondents in one of its live polls state that their budgets are ‘a lot’ or ‘slightly’ higher than pre-pandemic. The luxury leisure market experienced a strong start to recovery as wealthy consumers, now with higher levels of disposable income, began to travel once again in 2021. FILE PHOTO: A horse-drawn carriage is pictured in Central Park during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri When looking at the US spe...

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Planning for the vacation! Fort Lauderdale it has to be

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January 22, 2022707 Views

Americans will be observing the National Plan For Vacation Day on Jan. 25. Despite all the impact COVID had on our travel plans during the course of last couple of years through all its variants—the fact is that 81% percent of Americans are still planning a vacation in the next six months. And, if you are the one among them, or even if not among them but at any other place in the world planning for a trip, then Great Fort Lauderdale has to be definitely among the top choices for your plans. After two years of living through the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are feeling burned out and ready for a change of scenery. However, COVID-19 related health and safety concerns and increased workloads have prevented many American workers from using their hard earned time off. Americans are STILL no...