Artificial light at night increased 16% globally from 2014-2022, disrupting sleep, health, and wildlife. Asia, particularly China and India, saw the largest increases, while Europe has reduced light pollution through new regulations.
Nights are warming faster than days globally, impacting crops, ecosystems, and human health. Cities trap heat due to concrete and lack of green cover, while rising greenhouse gases act like a thicker blanket, preventing heat escape. This 'asymmetric warming' alarms scientists, indicating a fundamental shift in the planet's ability to cool itself.
‘Clinical consensus statement’ also urges heart doctors to advise patients to not eat late at night, and chew slowlyWant to reduce your intake of ultra-processed food? If so, cook at home more often, don’t eat late at night and chew your food more slowly.Those are among some of the tips doctors have offered to help people limit the amount of UPF they consume given the acute and growing danger it poses to human health worldwide. Continue reading...
This article argues that fur farms pose a disproportionate risk to human health and should be banned globally. The author contends that the cramped conditions on fur farms create ideal conditions for virus transmission and mutation, citing the 2020 mink-related coronavirus outbreak in Denmark as evidence. With the EU considering a ban and the US advancing legislation, the author urges policymakers to end the industry, compensate farmers, and address both supply and demand.
