Scientists made an online calculator that tells you your ‘fitness age,’ and you can try it right now
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider Aging is an inevitable fact of life. But if you exercise pretty frequently and eat right, then you might be a lot younger than you think — at least as far as something called…
Vibrantly colored ‘Starburst’ scorpionfish discovered in the Caribbean
By Stephanie Pappas, From Live Science A riotously colorful new species of scorpionfish has been found deep in the Caribbean near Curaçao. The fish is orange-red, with splashes of yellow and pink decorating its fins and face. Its scientific name…
Air conditioning has a huge environmental impact — and it’s getting bigger
By Lucas Davis, The Conversation From Business Insider With a heat wave pushing the heat index well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) through much of the U.S., most of us are happy to stay indoors and crank the air conditioning….
Unknown tunnel discovered under Mayan ruins
From Wn.com Archaeologists say they have discovered an underground water tunnel built underneath the Temple of Inscriptions, known for housing the tomb of the ancient ruler Pakal, which was likely built to provide the deceased with a path to the…
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Cayman Islands Business Licensing Counter to close early on Tuesday (26) The Department of Commerce and Investment’s (DCI) Business Licensing Counter will close at 3pm tomorrow (Tuesday, 26 July), for a staff training event. The counter will resume its…
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Save Cayman Islands reef fish…19 August deadline for input to Conservation Plan
By Courtney Platt For those who may have missed it: Notice of Public Consultation: Fish Conservation Plan: The National Conservation Council invites public comment on a Species Conservation Plan for (reef) Fish. The Plan may be viewed at www.DoE.ky/fish-conservation and…
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9% increase in new HIV infections in the Caribbean
By CMC From WiredJa DURBAN, South Africa, Jul 23, CMC – The 21st International AIDS Conference has ended here with the Caribbean reporting a nione per cent increase in new HIV infections. The United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for HIV in…
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Mosquito control officials: Even Zika suspicions are costly
By AP From Boston Herald MIAMI — Florida mosquito control officials worry they won’t be able to keep up their efforts to contain the bugs that carry Zika without federal funding, even as concern mounts that the first infection from…
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Manatees head to Caribbean in first ever repopulation scheme
By Afp From Daily Mail UK Singapore’s zoo said Monday it will send two manatees to Guadeloupe as part of the world’s first repopulation programme for the animal, which became extinct on the French Caribbean island in the early 20th…
This might be the most detailed map of the human brain we’ve ever seen
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider Imagine that the first map you ever saw of the United States was simply a rough outline of the country’s borders with only about half the state boundaries penciled in. That’s essentially the type of diagram…
