Scientist: Caribbean whales speak with an accent, mon!
By GEOFFREY GILLER/HAKAI MAGAZINE From Virgin Islands Free Press If you want to know where someone comes from, you might listen to how they speak. Their accent or use of particular words may give you clues to their provenance. As…
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Cayman Islands Lab Manager appointed to CariPHLN
DEH Laboratory Manager Johnson appointed to Executive Committee of CariPHLN The Cayman Islands laboratory manager for the Department of Environmental Health has been tapped to sit on the seven-member Executive Committee of the Caribbean Public Health Laboratory Network. The goal of…
New Blood Pressure Guidelines Dangerous: Study
From Newsmax Scientists continue to debate when doctors should prescribe blood pressure medication for older Americans, with a new study saying delayed treatment puts people at greater risk of stroke. For people 60 and older, a U.S. panel in 2014…
Corals grown in labs help restore critically endangered reefs
By Samantha Mathewson From Nature World News For the first time, researchers have successfully raised laboratory-bred colonies of a Caribbean coral species to sexual maturity. The hope, they say, is to restore and repopulate threatened reefs. This revolutionary initiative was led…
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‘Walking fish with feet, toes and human nose’ found in Caribbean leaves experts baffled
By Jim Hardy From Daily Mirror UK ‘Walking fish with feet, toes and human nose’ found in Caribbean leaves experts baffled The alien-looking creature has been compared to “something out of a sci-fi horror film” by islanders A weird-looking creature…
Here’s how much work your brain can handle before needing a break
By Travis Bradberry, LinkedIn From Business Insider This post from LinkedIn Influencer Travis Bradberry appeared originally on LinkedIn. The 8-hour workday is an outdated and ineffective approach to work. If you want to be as productive as possible, you need…
1st photo book ever
This is the first book of photos ever made, and it’s only images of British algae By Biz Carson From Business Insider IMAGE: algae photo bookSpencer Collection/New York Public Library In 1843, British botanist Anna Atkins made history. When experimenting…
Birth control for men comes down to flipping a switch
By Jon Fingas From engadget The Bimek SLV switch prevents your sperm from going anywhere. Birth control for men still tends to be divided between condoms (which aren’t always fun or reliable) and more drastic surgical procedures like vasectomies (which…
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Cayman Islands fourth Grouper Education Programme
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) and the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment (DOE) announces the fourth year of the successful Grouper Educational Program (GEP), a marine sciences curriculum for Caymanian intermediate elementary, middle, and high school students. Launched in…
300 turtles found dead on Puri beach
From Times of India Bhubaneswar: As many as 300 Olive Ridley turtles and a dolphin were found dead along the Puri beach on Wednesday. Though carcasses of turtles are usually washed ashore on the Puri beach during winter, this was…
