O céu noturno Dark Sky Vale do Tua renovou a certificação como Destino Turístico Starlight até 31 de dezembro de 2028. O reconhecimento, atribuído pela Fundação Starlight, abrange os cinco municípios integrados no Parque Natural Regional do Vale do Tua (PNRVT), sendo eles Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Mirandela, Murça e Vila Flor.
A certificação distingue territórios com condições adequadas à observação astronómica e que desenvolvem medidas de proteção do céu noturno. A avaliação inclui critérios relacionados com a qualidade do céu, a transparência atmosférica, a nebulosidade, a prevenção da poluição luminosa e a organização da oferta turística.
O Vale do Tua foi o primeiro destino localizado numa área protegida em Portugal a obter esta certificação. O projeto resulta da colaboração entre o PNRVT e a Associação Dark Sky e está integrado na Rede Dark Sky Portugal.
Segundo António Luís Marques, diretor do PNRVT, “a renovação agora conseguida confirma a importância do trabalho feito e reforça a vontade de prosseguir a melhoria contínua, garantindo a preservação deste recurso natural e a qualificação das experiências de astroturismo a quem visita o território”.
O PNRVT pretende alargar a oferta turística associada à observação do céu através do projeto, aprovado no âmbito da Linha +Interior Turismo. Uma das medidas previstas é a criação de um observatório astronómico móvel, equipado com telescópios, material audiovisual e outros instrumentos de observação.
O equipamento deverá apoiar a realização de atividades de divulgação científica e integrar-se numa oferta que inclui experiências relacionadas com a gastronomia e os vinhos, os percursos pedestres, a observação de aves e o património cultural e arqueológico.
A iniciativa pretende associar a observação astronómica a outros recursos do território e envolver os agentes turísticos e as comunidades locais.
António Luís Marques considera que “a proteção do céu noturno está diretamente ligada à valorização do património natural e cultural e à criação de novas oportunidades para as comunidades locais”.
A certificação agora renovada mantém-se válida até ao final de 2028, período durante o qual o destino terá de continuar a assegurar os critérios associados à proteção do céu noturno e à qualificação da atividade turística.
Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that increases cancer risk, has no symptoms. Most people don't realize they have it until after a cancer diagnosis.
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After Bryce Ramsey was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at 33, she learned another piece of shocking news: She had a genetically high chance of developing it from the very beginning.
Ramsey tested positive for Lynch syndrome, a silent, inherited condition that heightened her lifetime risk of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer by up to 56% for her variant. It also put her at greater risk of developing ovarian, uterine, stomach, pancreatic, and other forms of cancer.
Before she learned she had Lynch, Ramsey urged her relatives to also get screened for colon cancer. Since then, her father, brother, and aunt have all been diagnosed with various stages of colon cancer. Like Ramsey, her aunt also tested positive for Lynch.
"I was the whistleblower," Ramsey, 40, based in Mississippi, told Business Insider. Ramsey now wants her two young sons to test for Lynch once they're in their early 20s, the recommended starting age for her specific Lynch mutation.
Bryce Ramsey only learned she had Lynch syndrome after being diagnosed with colon cancer.
Bryce Ramsey
Like most genetic testing, Lynch syndrome testing is relatively quick, cheap, and non-invasive. It involves a saliva test, a cheek swab, or a blood test, with the latter having the least room for error.
Still, it hasn't caught on: About 1 in 279 Americans (1.2 million people) are estimated to have Lynch syndrome, including between 3 to 5% colon cancer patients. Yet an estimated 95% of Americans with Lynch syndrome have no idea they have it.
All the while, cases of colon, breast, uterine, and pancreatic cancers are rising in young people, with colon cancer the deadliest cancer for adults under 50. "If you don't know, then you can't get help," Ramsey said, including earlier screenings or preventive measures such as hysterectomies.
"Ignorance is not always bliss."
The 'lowest hanging fruit' for cutting down cancer risk
Some experts view broader Lynch syndrome testing as a way to get more people screened for cancer before symptoms arise — and a way to potentially help entire families better understand their cancer risks.
Like Ramsey, the majority of people diagnosed with Lynch syndrome only get screened after they have cancer. In the US, the CDC's general guidelines recommend that colon and uterine cancer patients have tumors biopsied for Lynch, followed by Lynch syndrome screening for the patient if there are abnormal findings.
Some experts believe the lack of early genetic testing is a huge missed opportunity for reducing cancer risk. One 2021 study found that about 16.4% of 713 early-onset colorectal cancer cases could have been prevented if patients knew either their family history or had been genetically screened, and would have subsequently started getting colonoscopies sooner.
Lynch syndrome testing "has got so much potential, but it's not being utilized," Heather Hampel, a professor at City of Hope in California who specializes in clinical cancer genomics and Lynch syndrome, and a co-author of the study, told Business Insider.
While Lynch syndrome remains unknown to most Americans, some health systems are trying to expand testing to the broader population. Helix, a genetic screening company that first started out as a consumer DNA marketplace, started partnering with 17 health systems in 2021 as part of its "Population Genomics Initiative." The goal has been to introduce broader population-scale genomic programs that include testing for Lynch syndrome.
Helix offers broad, population-based Lynch syndrome testing through participating health systems.
Helix
Dr. Cassie Hajek, the medical director of Helix, told Business Insider that most patients diagnosed with one of these hereditary conditions by Helix were completely taken aback by the news. "They're kind of operating on the assumption that their risk is just as it is in the general population, but in fact, it's significantly elevated," she said. "The whole goal is to identify these patients hiding in plain sight."
By knowing their genetic predispositions for cancer, they can both more easily start earlier cancer screenings and also inform their family members of their potential genetic risks.
Hampel noted that lowering overall cancer rates is complicated. We still don't know why colon cancer cases are rising so rapidly among young people, and lifestyle factors like sedentary routines and diets high in ultra-processed foods are far more difficult to control for.
"If the lowest-hanging fruit is family history and gene testing, and we can't even prevent those," Hampel said, "how are we ever going to prevent things where we need people to make lifestyle or behavioral changes?"
The ripple effects for families
Michelle York was 33 when she first heard of Lynch syndrome.
Up until that point, all she'd known was that her mom's side of the family had a long cancer history. Her great-grandmother died from colon cancer. Her grandfather had stomach and brain cancer. Her great-aunts died from liver, ovarian, and breast cancer, respectively. Her mother's cousin died from pancreatic cancer.
York (second from left) with her mother, sister, and brother — all of whom tested positive for Lynch syndrome.
Michelle York
York's mother, a nurse at the time, had come across the term through her work. She tested positive for Lynch, along with York, her two siblings, aunt, uncle, and cousin.
At first, the news caused some anxiety. "Does this mean I'm going to get cancer at a young age?" York, 43 and based in Los Angeles, told Business Insider. "Does this mean every time I don't feel well, I'm going to immediately think I have cancer?"
However, once York and her family started getting routine cancer screenings, including annual colonoscopies, they felt more reassured than afraid, because they knew they could catch cancer early. York's mother had multiple precancerous polyps removed.
"None of us have had cancer yet, but we've had lots of scares," York said. She also wants her kids, ages 17 and 14, to test once they're older.
York's mother triggered something called "cascade testing," in which other family members test for Lynch and can take preventive measures to reduce their cancer risk.
Dr. Sapna Syngal, the director of research at the division of cancer genetics and prevention at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and the founder of its Lynch Syndrome Center, sees cascade testing for Lynch as a "real opportunity" to lower cancer risk, she told Business Insider.
Particularly for young people, if they test positive for Lynch in their 20s and start getting cancer screenings, "there's a really, really good chance that you could prevent that cancer by taking out polyps earlier on," she said.
There are also financial benefits to knowing you have a genetic predisposition to cancer. While insurance coverage for Lynch-related cancer screenings can vary, Hajek said her patients typically have a more "straightforward" experience in getting otherwise expensive screenings like colonoscopies covered. York, for example, said her insurance covered her cancer screenings once she got her Lynch syndrome diagnosis.
York, pictured with her family, wants her kids to test for Lynch syndrome when they're old enough.
Michelle York
Ultimately, Hajek said Lynch syndrome testing can help patients get more precise care than simply knowing they have a family history of cancer. Just as testing positive for Lynch can prompt someone to start cancer screenings sooner, testing negative can also relieve a person of anxiety about being at high risk of early-onset cancer and potentially call for less frequent cancer screenings than if they had Lynch.
York said she's ultimately grateful for finding out and knowing she can catch any early signs of cancer by starting annual screenings such as colonoscopies in her 30s — over a decade before the average-risk recommended screening age of 45. Both Ramsey and York also had hysterectomies and oophorectomies unrelated to cancer, which brought extra relief in also reducing their uterine and ovarian cancer risks to essentially zero.
"I think knowledge is power," York said. "Now, it almost feels comforting because I know that I started doing this young."
Lynch needs its Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie appearing on the red carpet a month after her May 2013 op-ed revealing her BRCA1 diagnosis and decision to undergo a preventive double-mastectomy.
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In 2013, Angelina Jolie revealed in a New York Times op-ed that she had tested positive for BRCA1, a gene that increases the risks of breast and ovarian cancer.
Her revelation — and subsequent operations to remove her breasts and ovaries — sparked an international drive to get tested for BRCA1/BRCA2. Years later, a study found that 15 business days after Jolie's op-ed went live, BRCA testing rose 64% in the US.
Over a decade later, researchers and patients are working to make Lynch syndrome screening similarly universal.
Getting every person screened comes with its own obstacles.
Lynch could be added to the list of genetic conditions screened for in newborn heel tests. However, critics of the idea believe it can create years of stress when the person with Lynch isn't recommended to start getting colonoscopies until they're in their early 20s.
Other routes, such as including Lynch syndrome testing when people join the military or go to college, would miss broad swaths of the population.
There's also the question of funding. Helix, for example, doesn't bill patients and instead relies on the participating health systems for financial support. Few hospital systems can afford to prioritize testing for a gene condition that impacts a small portion of the population.
Ramsey's advocacy work includes raising more awareness around colon cancer as well as Lynch syndrome.
Bryce Ramsey
Syngal said one immediate option for getting more people screened for Lynch is to follow York's route: consider getting tested if you have a family history of colon or other relevant cancers.
Since their diagnoses, Ramsey and York have tried to spread the word about Lynch syndrome testing. Ramsey is an official advocate for the non-profit Lynch Syndrome Awareness, while York, a full-time content creator, has shared her story on social media.
"It's scary when you first find out that you have a genetic mutation that predisposes you to cancer," York said. "But at the end of the day, knowing that and taking those precautions could ultimately save your life."
A Associação Cultural Recreativa e Desportiva Entre Ambos-os-Rios, Ponte da Barca, apelou hoje à dádiva de árvores para continuar com a reflorestação da Serra Amarela, que ficou em cinzas, em 2025, após um incêndio que durou 12 dias.
“Precisamos de árvores autóctones. Temos cerca de 300 a 400 que plantámos o ano passado, produzidas a partir de sementes recolhidas localmente. Quantas mais conseguirmos reunir, melhor, para que a Serra Amarela volte a ganhar raízes. O objetivo é podermos criar um anel de proteção da aldeia de Lourido e Froufe”, afirmou Tanya Pires, da direção da associação.
Além das árvores, a associação precisa “de voluntários, ferramentas e outros meios” necessários à operação de reflorestação.
Em 2025, as aldeias de Lorido, Froufe, Sobredo e Ermida, inseridas na União das Freguesias de Entre Ambos-os-Rios, Ermida e Germil e integradas na área do Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês, na encosta da Serra Amarela, foram das afetadas pelos incêndios de julho de 2025.
Segundo o Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e Florestas (ICNF), as chamas consumiram 5.786 hectares do PNPG. O ICNF indicou que, no total, o incêndio atingiu uma área de 7.550 hectares.
“No ano passado conseguimos plantar cerca de mil árvores, cedidas por várias entidades e particulares, sendo uma grande parte disponibilizada pelo Instituto de Conservação da Natureza e Florestas (ICNF), mas em julho ardeu tudo”, sublinhou.
No próximo dia 08 de novembro, a associação volta a juntar a população de Entre Ambos-os-Rios para a apresentação do projeto da Reflorestar Portugal, associação sem fins lucrativos dedicada à regeneração ecológica, reflorestação biodiversa, agrofloresta e capacitação de comunidades em Portugal”.
A iniciativa inclui um magusto e música minhota com os Zuca-Truca.
“Mais do que plantar árvores, queremos criar raízes, aproximar pessoas, cuidar do que é nosso e envolver as próximas gerações na proteção da serra Amarela”, explicou Tanya Pires.
Este ano, a associação de Entre-Ambos-os-Rios volta a contar com a colaboração da Reflorestar Portugal, que tem vindo “a acompanhar a comunidade e a desenvolver propostas para tornar as aldeias mais preparadas e resilientes aos incêndios rurais”.
“Desta colaboração realizou-se uma Assembleia de Cidadãos na freguesia, onde a população teve oportunidade de partilhar preocupações, experiências e ideias para o futuro”, explicou Tanya Pires.
Dessa auscultação à população “surgiram propostas que a Reflorestar Portugal pretende transformar num projeto de capacitação e formação dirigido às comunidades locais, cuja concretização dependerá da obtenção dos apoios e financiamento necessários”.
Um dos projetos vai arrancar no dia 10 de novembro com a criação de “um viveiro pedagógico em colaboração com a escola básica de Entre-Ambos-os-Rios.
O viveiro vai ser instalado nas traseiras do pavilhão gimnodesportivo, equipamento onde as crianças da escola praticam exercício físico.
Assim, as crianças podem semear, acompanhar o crescimento e cuidar das plantas desde o início. Uma espécie de maternidade de árvores autóctones”, especificou.
A iniciativa “contará com a participação de uma especialista que, de forma educativa e descontraída, irá mostrar às crianças a importância das sementes que tantas vezes vemos cair no chão, sem lhes darmos grande atenção”.
“É um projeto muito interessante, sobretudo pela ligação entre as crianças, a comunidade e o futuro da nossa floresta”, reforçou Tanya Pires.
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The eighth edition of the New York City International Book Fair (FILNYC) arrives in Manhattan stronger and more ambitious than ever. This year’s edition has double the number of activities, offering 160 events over five days, including panel discussions, workshops, professional sessions for the publishing industry, book clubs and, for the first time, programming for children and young adults, with dedicated spaces providing resources for teachers who want to promote reading in Spanish.
L’uso precoce dei social media ha un’influenza negativa sui risultati scolastici. Introdurre l’educazione alla cittadinanza digitale nelle scuole e iniziative rivolte ai genitori aiutano a contrastare il fenomeno, ma serve una regolazione più stringente.
A internacionalização dos Vinhos do Algarvepassa também pelo contacto direto com novos mercados e pela criação de oportunidades de negócio além-fronteiras, pelo que foi com esse propósito que a Comissão Vitivinícola do Algarve (CVA) esteve em Copenhaga, entre os dias 6 e 8 de outubro, numa iniciativa dedicada à divulgação da produção vitivinícola regional junto de profissionais e consumidores dinamarqueses.
A participação teve início a 6 de outubro, na Portugalwines Copenhagen 2026, uma iniciativa organizada pela AICEP – Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal, no Richmond Hotel.
O evento reuniu 12 produtores portugueses de diferentes regiões e foi dirigido a profissionais do mercado, entre importadores, distribuidores, especialistas de vinho e representantes da restauração e do retalho.
No âmbito do evento, a CVA teve a possibilidade de realizar uma prova de vinhos dirigida a profissionais do setor, nomeadamente importadores e representantes da restauração, na qual apresentou uma seleção de Vinhos do Algarve e destacou a diversidade da produção regional e as características distintivas dos vinhos deste território.
O programa incluiu ainda uma masterclass dedicada aos Vinhos do Algarve, conduzida por Gilmar Brito, dirigida a importadores e profissionais da restauração dinamarquesa. A sessão proporcionou um contacto mais aprofundado com os vinhos da região, através da apresentação de diferentes estilos e castas, e permitiu dar a conhecer as particularidades da produção vitivinícola algarvia a potenciais parceiros do mercado dinamarquês.
Nos dias 7 e 8 de outubro, a promoção dos Vinhos do Algarve prosseguiu em dois espaços de restauração de Copenhaga. No dia 7, o restaurante Búzio recebeu uma ação dedicada aos vinhos algarvios, seguindo-se, no dia 8, a mesma iniciativa, mas no restaurante Fanico. Desenvolvidas em parceria com a AICEP, estas ações proporcionaram momentos de prova que aproximaram os vinhos algarvios do público dinamarquês.
A CVA adianta ainda que as ações decorreram no âmbito de uma iniciativa de internacionalização cofinanciada pelo Programa Regional Algarve 2030. A presença na Dinamarca procurou ampliar a notoriedade dos Vinhos do Algarve no mercado dinamarquês, desenvolver contactos com potenciais parceiros comerciais e criar condições para novas oportunidades de exportação.
L’IA velocizza singole mansioni, ma per il momento non cambia la filiera nel suo insieme, con pochi effetti sulla produttività. Perché la capacità tecnologica non si traduce automaticamente in valore per l’impresa e per il sistema che se ne dota.
Il decreto sulla soglia di studenti stranieri per classe identifica situazioni eccezionali in poche zone con recenti e massicci flussi di ingresso. Parte da un’analisi sbagliata e non permette di affrontare il problema serio della segregazione scolastica.
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Hardware and software products are increasingly exposed to cyberattacks. From baby monitors and smartwatches to apps and computer programmes, products with digital elements are part of our daily lives. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) strengthens the cybersecurity of these products and better protects consumers and businesses from cyber threats.
As of 11 September 2026, manufacturers must reportanyactively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents that have an impact on the security of their products. They must submit an early warning within 24 hours, followed by a full notification within 72 hours. A final report must then be submitted no later than 14 days after a corrective or mitigating measure is available for an actively exploited vulnerability, and within 1 month for a severe incident.
In practice, this means consumers can rely on faster notifications and stronger protection for their connected devices, such as door locking systems, keeping their home safe and secure in the event of a cyberattack.
The reporting obligations apply to all products with digital elements made available in the EU, including those already on the market. Manufacturers will submit their notifications through the CRA Single Reporting Platform, established and maintained by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity.
The Commission published practical guidanceto help manufacturers, developers, and businesses meet their obligations. National market surveillance authorities will ensure enforcement of the rules.
The Cyber Resilience Act builds on the EU cybersecurity strategy and the EU security union strategy. It aims to strengthen the EU approach to cybersecurity. The new rules require products with digital elements to be designed, updated, and maintained to protect users from security risks. TheCE marking will help them identify products that comply with the CRA requirements.
The main obligations introduced by the Act will apply from 11 December 2027, while the reporting obligations apply from 11 September 2026.
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“Most people don’t get to buy their old homes back, or ever step foot in them again, and that’s okay. But we sure can spend a lifetime trying to re-create them.” In this poignant essay for Dwell, Emilia Petrarca celebrates the work of her late father, the New York City architect John Petrarca, and explores how his influence has shaped her own relationship to home and interior design. Petrarca reflects on the process of finding her own aesthetic while carrying her father’s with her, considering the ways belongings and spaces can hold our memories, legacies, and grief.
When I moved out of my mom’s house and into my first apartment with a roommate at 23, I brought with me a black rug my dad bought in Morocco. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon, he joined the Peace Corps and spent time in Ouarzazate designing government buildings. In a room full of cheap Ikea furniture, it was the only thing that truly felt like a reflection of me. Well, that and a rigid, plastic, yellow outdoor chair I for some reason bought to go with my desk. Looking back at photos now, I see that the choice makes more sense: The chair my dad got me for my room in the Big House was almost the exact same hue.
La arqueología danesa se enfrenta a uno de los descubrimientos más singulares de la última década en el ámbito de la indumentaria nórdica antigua. Durante la excavación en el yacimiento conocido como Skonager (ARV 661), llevada a cabo en las proximidades de Varde, en el corazón de Jutlandia Occidental, un equipo de arqueólogos ha localizado […]
I periodi di caldo si allungano e interessano mesi in cui le scuole sono aperte. Ciò ha conseguenze sugli apprendimenti e sul benessere degli studenti. Ci sono buone ragioni per investire subito in misure di raffrescamento degli edifici scolastici.
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