On March 24th 2015 Antarctica may have just set its highest temperature on record
BY ANDREW FREEDMAN From Mashable Antarctica, Earth’s coldest, most barren continent, may have just set a remarkably unusual weather record. An Argentinian research station on the rapidly warming Antarctic Peninsula recorded a high temperature of 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit (17.5 degrees…
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Former Trinidad Prime Minister Patrick Manning dies From Antigua OBSERVER Former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Patrick Manning died early Saturday after being diagnosed with blood cancer. He was 69. On Friday, his wife, Hazel Manning a former education minister,…
Cayman Islands schools make new signs for CTF’s Nature Trail
The Blue Hole Nature Trail’s got a whole new look, thanks to local students from John A Cumber and Prospect Primary schools, who have been working hard to make brightly colored new signs for all the different kinds of indigenous…
Caribbean island’s last two rare frogs are reunited
By Jessica Aldred From The Guardian UK Male and female mountain chicken frogs that were sole survivors of deadly disease are hoped to begin breeding on Montserrat for the first time since 2009 The last two remaining wild mountain chicken…
2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Update predicts increase (now 15) in named storms
By Chris Dolce and Jon Erdman and Linda Lam From The Weather Channel Hurricane Season Forecast Increased Meteorologist Danielle Banks explains why the total named storms, hurricanes and category 3 or higher hurricanes have increased by 1. Story Highlights The…
VR will let you fly above the planet from the comfort of your couch
By Chelsea Stark And Miriam Kramer Astronauts who have been to space often talk about looking down on the Earth and seeing the blues, greens and browns of the planet stretch out below them. Once they see the planet against…
Scientists predict that 60 percent of these miniature penguins could be gone by 2099
By Simone M. Scully From Business Insider Penguins are some of the most beloved wild animals in the world, and Adélie penguins are some some of the cutest. But these miniature creatures — a little over two feet tall and weighing…
Cayman Islands Marine Institute president says coral reef protection is not enough
Coral Reef Scientists Make Waves at London Symposium Little Cayman, Cayman Islands; 29 June 2016 ‘Rethinking the Future of Coral Reefs’ was the theme of a symposium at St. James’s Palace to discuss solutions to serious losses on coral reefs…
How an invasive fish is threatening the Mediterranean Sea
By Aidan Quigley From The Christian Science Monitor An invasive lionfish species has been found on the coast of Cyprus. A previous lionfish invasion of the Carribean contributed to the death of coral reefs. An invasive lionfish species found in…
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Cayman Islands have a Starfish Protection Squad
The Starfish Protection Squad, better known as the SPS, have devoted their time, energy and resources into educating the public on how to properly handle Starfish. This group of Cayman International School (CIS) Grade 7 students took special interest in…
