The methodology, applied in Bilbao, Madrid and Cáceres, has shown that socio-economic conditions and the characteristics of the urban fabric have a significant influence on vulnerability. The tool generates vulnerability maps that help determine where adaptation measures to combat heatwaves should be prioritised.

The Danish Ministry of Taxation overestimates how much the Danish state loses in VAT and sin taxes when Danes cross the border into Germany to buy sweets, soft drinks and beer. That is one of the conclusions of a new study from the University of Copenhagen, which suggests that cross-border shopping does not significantly undermine the effectiveness of sin taxes for the vast majority of Danish consumers.

Orangutan mothers adjust ranging behavior to increase their offspring’s access to play with neighboring peers. Mothers actively provide young with social contact, even at a cost to their own energy budget. Social play seems to be a requirement across all great apes, and some solitary species must accept a cost to meet that need.