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Birth defects from Zika in Latin America, Caribbean countries past 1,500 mark
From News 784 News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 10, 2016: The reported total number of cases of birth defects related to the Zika virus in affected Latin America and the Caribbean is now at 1,504, latest World Health…
Ericsson ConsumerLab: personal safety to drive wearables market beyond health & fitness
Safety- and security-related devices top consumers’ wish-lists for wearables One in three smartphone users believe they will use at least five connected wearables beyond 2020 Smartphones turn into just screens, wearables expected to perform most smartphone functions within five years…
Gadget of the week
Brain implants help the paralyzed type faster By Jon Fingas From engadget It’s possible for paralysis victims to type and otherwise communicate with the world, but they usually have to do so at a glacial pace. They might not be…
There’s a lot we don’t know about prime numbers
By Andy Kiersz From Business Insider Prime numbers are one of the most basic topics of study in the branch of mathematics called number theory. Primes are numbers that can only be evenly divided by themselves and 1. For example,…
King Tut’s weapon from outer space
BY RAIN NOE From Core77 We know that sounds like a bad movie title, but it’s science Did you know there was a time when iron was more valuable than gold? You might wonder how that’s possible, since iron is…
World Animal Protection: Cayman Islands Turtle Farm subsidies to hit CI$100m
World Animal Protection Comments re: Turtle Farm Subsidies Leading animal welfare charity World Animal Protection has criticised the Cayman Islands Government (CIG) for further subsidising failures at the controversial Cayman Turtle Farm. The CIG’s announcement of a further subsidy of…
Zika Virus Update as of 30 May 2016 – No Zika Cases in Cayman Islands
Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Samuel Williams Rodriguez, wishes to advise that as of Monday, 30 May, there are no reported or confirmed cases of Zika virus in the Cayman Islands. Sixty countries worldwide have reported continuing Zika virus…
Pluto’s atmosphere
Pluto’s atmosphere takes center stage in new NASA photo BY MIRIAM KRAMER A new photo of Pluto’s atmosphere makes the invisible visible. The new image, taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July, shows the blue ring of the dwarf…
Digicel benefits from sun2com solar energy solution
PV Energy installs sun2com systems for Caribbean mobile phone network provider Steady developments of new technologies as well as an increasing need of staying online and connected on an international level require reliable internet and mobile phone connections – even…
World’s oldest tea
The world’s oldest tea was found in a Chinese emperor’s tomb AFP From Business Insider The tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,100 years ago has yielded the oldest remains of tea, said researchers who used it…
