Science isn’t just for scientists
Beyond providing valuable research, citizen science is a fun way for people to engage with nature and learn about the world and their place in it. By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Communications Manager Ian Hanington. A…
The baffling response to Arctic climate change
With Arctic ice melting, Australia on fire and increasing droughts, floods and extreme weather throughout the world, it’s past time to get serious about global warming. By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Communications Manager Ian Hanington. The…
Global Warming puts the Arctic on thin ice
From P1 Foundation Answers to questions about the Arctic’s shrinking ice cap and its global significance. 1. Why are global warming specialists watching the Arctic so closely? The Arctic is global warming’s canary in the coal mine. It’s a highly…
Dewlap Research On Grand Cayman
CITN/Cayman27 has been showing a fascinating story about the Anole lizard in their Environment Break programme. The Anole lizard is a species common in Grand Cayman and native to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Tess Driessens together with Simon Baeckens…
How passwords can wreck your two-factor authentication
By Patrick Lambert TechRepublic Passwords are used everywhere to access online services, and even though security researchers know that this type of authentication is almost as bad as it gets, it’s the default way we all access our online accounts,…
Gender gaps in health
From Cayman Islands Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing From birth to death, human beings experience a wide range of emotional, psychological and physical experiences that shape our lives and inevitably can affect the state of our health and…
President Obama upbraids China over cyber attacks
President Barack Obama has said in a TV interview that the US is engaging in “tough talk” with China about its alleged cyber attacks on America. Mr Obama told ABC News some, but not all, hacking originating from China was…
Warning about the catastrophic impact on lowlands from sea level rises
Scientific evidence indicates that global warming could well lead to a sea-level rise of 1 meter or more in the 21st century. A rise in sea levels by a meter from climate change could destroy more than 60 percent of…
US private sector hopes to send older couple to Mars
By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News A team led by millionaire and former space tourist Dennis Tito plans to send a “tested couple” to Mars and back in a privately funded mission. The Inspiration Mars Foundation plans to start…
Richard the Lionheart’s mummified heart analysed
By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC World Service The team used forensic techniques to examine the King’s heart, which is now a brown powder The mummified heart of King Richard I has been analysed by forensic experts. When the English…
