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When this chimp whacked a drone, she thought ahead, scientists say
BY PATRICK KULP From Mashable Chimpanzees are apparently not amused by our automated flying technology. After months of reviewing video footage, scientists have determined that a chimp that swatted down a drone in its Netherlands zoo enclosure had actually carefully…
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Coding and creativity could conquer the digital divide
BY MATT PETRONZIO From Mashable LONDON — Technology has an image problem. That’s what Belinda Parmar, CEO and founder of Little Miss Geek and Lady Geek, said in a panel at the +SocialGood UK conference in London on Friday. In conversation…
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U.S. upgrades its weather forecasting system, but still lags behind competitors
BY ANDREW FREEDMAN From Mashable The National Weather Service (NWS) has completed a major upgrade to its main supercomputers, which are now processing weather data in four dimensions instead of three. The move will result in more accurate weather forecasts,…
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Caribbean Energy Information Systems broadens regional network to Cayman Islands
By Tomeica Gunn JIS Contributing Writer From PRIDE CARIBBEAN, April 28 (JIS) — The Caribbean Energy Information Systems (CEIS) Department of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) has increased its regional network with the recent addition of The Cayman Islands. The regional energy…
Puerto Rico confirms first zika-related birth defect case
From Caribbean News Now SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The first case of a zika virus-related birth defect known as microcephaly has been recorded in Puerto Rico, according to the Department of Health in San Juan. This is also the first…
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Oil prices will rise again, Biden warns Caribbean
By Nadine Wilson-Harris From Jamaica Gleaner United States (US) Vice-President Joe Biden has warned regional leaders that volatile oil prices will return. On this basis, he is urging them to use every opportunity to explore clean and alternative energy sources…
Saharan dust brings bacterial blooms to Caribbean
From Scientific American Dust clouds from the Sahara reach the Caribbean—and fertilize waters there when they arrive. Christopher Intagliata reports. Residents of the southern U.S. might be familiar with this dusty summer phenomenon: <<TV Weather montage: “We are breathing dust…
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Tanker grounding in environmentally sensitive area of Colombian Caribbean
By Tony Fielder From UK P&I Club Early interaction with authorities pays long term dividends in defeating class actions brought by tourism and fishing Lobby Groups. The 2005 case reported below is one the many such instances where early use of…
Rutgers had no duty to alter MD program for bipolar student, judge says
By Charles Toutant, From New Jersey Law Journal Rutgers University’s medical school had no obligation to waive its time limit for graduation or to ease its testing standards in order to accommodate a student with bipolar disorder, a federal judge in…
Kepler telescope discovers 100 Earth-sized planets
By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News Nasa’s Kepler telescope has discovered more than 100 Earth-sized planets orbiting alien stars. It has also detected nine small planets within the so-called habitable zone, where conditions are favourable for liquid water –…
