Fossilized T-Rex skull to undergo neutron beams, high-energy x-rays exam
From WN Researchers announced Tuesday they have produced the highest resolution scan ever done of the inner working of a fossilized tyrannosaur skull using neutron beams and high-energy X-rays, The Associated Press reported. By using these tools, the report said,…
Solar eclipse: protecting your eyes from the sun (always)-Baptist Health International
In a few short days, record numbers of people will go outside to watch the total solar eclipse happening this Monday, August 21st. Anyone within the path of totality will see it. This is also known as the moment when…
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Study looks into HIV virus spread in Dutch Caribbean
UTRECHT–The fast spreading of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Dutch Caribbean and the factors that cause this phenomenon are the subject of a new research project of the Aids Fund Netherlands, to be carried out by scientists of the…
17 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 H/cane, 1 TS & 2 Dist Atlantic
Aug 17 Thursday 2017 Tropical Report Further Update: Now Tropical Storm Harvey UPDATED: Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Discussion Number 1 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092017 1100 AM AST Thu Aug 17 2017 Satellite imagery, including experimental 1-minute data…
Fleas carrying the bubonic plague have been found in Arizona
By Kevin Loria From Business Insider Health officials in two Arizona counties reported that fleas tested positive forYersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the plague. Plague regularly appears in the American Southwest, where it often kills rodents like prairie dogs…
Mars was more tilted
Ice at Mars’s equator hints the planet was once much more tilted By Jesse Emspak From New Scientist Tilt your head 45 degrees. That’s how mars might have looked Much of the water on Mars isn’t where we thought. There…
Watch out for eye damage with those LED eyelashes you’re wearing to the club, doctor warns
BY VICTORIA HO From mashable Perhaps you should think twice before jumping on the LED eyelash bandwagon, an ophthalmologist is warning.The latest clubbing fad has people affixing LED strips above their eyes. Powered by a small battery tucked into the…
16 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 H/cane & 3 Dist Atlantic
Aug 16 Wednesday 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on…
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What does “Climate-Smart Agriculture” really mean? New tool breaks it down
By Desmond Brown IPS From Caribbean News Service PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 15 2017 (IPS) – A Trinidadian scientist has developed a mechanism for determining the degree of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) compliance with respect to projects, processes and products….
The hidden stories of medical experimentation on Caribbean slave plantations
From LONDA SCHIEBINGER, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, The Conversation August 14, 2017 From The San Francisco Chronicle (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Londa Schiebinger, Stanford University (THE CONVERSATION) In the natural…
