Millions of cats around the world live as strays, often in bad conditions. It is important to sterilize the animals, but that takes a lot of effort. A new study shows that there might be an easier way. The usual option is to sterilize the strays via a small operation,…
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"One of Madeira's strategic priorities is renewable energies and our future is water" stated the President of Madeira earlier today. "As such 50% of our electricity should come from renewable energies and the timescale is 2025."
A recent scientific report shows that a deadly tick-bourne disease found in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Balkans could spread across Europe as climate change affects migratory patterns of animals carrying disease ridden ticks, while changes in weather patterns across Europe, are not creating longer and drier summers.
Due to the heat, we will see an increase in the activity of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Infarmed has authorised the use of the medicine pembrolizumab for the treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, persistent cervix, metastatic oesophagus, renal cell carcinoma in adults, and some cases of melanoma.
The president of PS-Madeira today again defended the implementation of an integrated contingency plan, with Porto Santo as an alternative, to face the increasingly frequent conditioning of Madeira Airport due to the winds.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea website, a mini 1.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 03.25 yesterday off the north coast of Porto Moniz.
The quake had a depth of 35 km.
According to media outlets, a 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded yesterday, Saturday the 8th, at 13:56.
A worldwide phenomenon has been affecting the phytosanitary status of Dragoeiros, and today the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), within the scope of its competencies, reported that this phenomenon is also being felt in the Region.
The Navy, through the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Subcentre, carried out 10 missions in the first six months of this year, saving eleven lives.
An aircraft that left Porto Santo shortly after noon today and was seen flying up and down the south coast from west to east created a lot of curiosity among those who were using Flightradar 24 to track its movements.
A team from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the Regional Laboratory of Veterinary and Food Safety of Madeira (LRVSA), the Maritime Police, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN-IP-RAM), and LIDH Foundation (Go Deeper-EmPowered by Yamaha Programme) are currently stationed at Selvagem Grande conducting a sampling campaign for the collection of fish potentially contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTX).
An analysis by sustainable transport group Transport & Environment reveals that Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest luxury cruise operator, emitted nearly 10 times more sulfur oxides (SOX) in European seas than all 260 million European cars in 2017.
The University of Minho (Portugal), in partnership with Fibrenamics and Sciencentris, will host the 6th International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF2023) on the 19th, 20th, and 21st of June, at VidaMar Resort Hotel, in Funchal, Madeira.
A new hybrid orchid has been created and named after the city of Funchal.