From the carbon bubble to ‘dirty energy’
By Helen Briggs BBC Environment Correspondent from BBC Coal The fossil fuel divestment campaign is based on encouraging people to move their money away from fossil fuels Leaving the “dirty stuff” in the ground is fast becoming the mantra of…
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USS Kittiwake: a Savior to Grand Cayman Reef Restoration?
By Coral Reefs Blog From Rice University “Fake it till you make it: Artificial reefs can provide realistic habitat for reef organisms” A couple of summers ago, I went on a scuba diving trip to Grand Cayman in the Cayman…
optical illusion
There’s an insane optical illusion that makes a full moon look squished — here’s why it happens By Jessica Orwig From Business Insider Who broke the moon? Believe it or not, that’s a real photo of the full moon…
Scientists, celebrities wants belugas barred from Georgia aquarium
By R. Robin McDonald from Daily Report A group of marine biologists, scientists and conservationists—and several celebrities—have asked a judge in Atlanta to allow them to file a brief backing a decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service to bar…
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Little Cayman: CCMI partners with the Earthwatch Institute for new citizen science programme
The Central Caribbean Marine institute has partnered with the Earthwatch Institute to implement a new citizen science programme helping endangered coral species in Little Cayman. The Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization founded in 1971 and is one of…
Facebook tests solar drones
Facebook test flies solar-powered drones over the UK in attempt to increase internet access By Lewis SmithFrom Independent UK A pilotless plane with a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 737 but weighing less than a car has been tested over…
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Community Events FRI 24 APRIL Models of Influence Book Signing As part of Fashion Week there will be a Models of Influence Book Signing by Nigel Barker on Friday (24 Apr) at 530pm at NKY Collections. Plastic In…
Scientists create first genetically modified human embryo
By Andrew Tarantola from engadget For the first time in history, a team of researchers have successfully edited the genes of a human embryo. The researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou reportedly used the CRISPR/Cas9 technique to knock a…
Chile volcano erupts for first time in decades
AFP From Business Insider Santiago (AFP) – Southern Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupted for the first time in nearly half a century, spewing a giant funnel of ash 10 kilometers (six miles) into the sky and prompting authorities to declare a…
Scientists want to blast space debris with ******* lasers
By Andrew Tarantola From engadget To combat the increasingly dense layer of dead satellites and miscellaneous space debris that are enshrouding our planet, no idea — nets, lassos, even ballistic gas clouds — seems too far-fetched to avoid. Now, an…
