Scientists explore deep Caribbean trough
From news24 San Juan – The man whose research team discovered the wreckage of the Titanic has now turned his attention to the deepest trough of the Caribbean Sea. Dr Robert Ballard was aboard a 64m research vessel with dozens…
Thrilling “Silver Rush” an added summer dive adventure in the Cayman Islands
By Adela Gonzales White, The Cayman Bottom Times During June, July and August millions of Atlantic Silversides swarm into Grand Cayman’s reefs bringing drama and excitement Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – During the Summer when the coastal waters warm up,…
Save Bio Bay, Don’t Dredge! Petition
Petition published by Cayman Kayaks on Mar 07, 2013 446 Signatures since March 2013. We want more. Target: Cayman Kai Property Owner Association (CKPOA), Cayman Government, DOE, DOT and National Trust Region: Cayman Islands Petition Background (Preamble): We need to…
Traumatized baboon mystery at Dutch zoo
From Global Post Zoologists are baffled by the strange behaviour of a troop of baboons at a Dutch zoo which have become inexplicably withdrawn, apparently fearful of an unseen threat. Zoologists are baffled by the strange behaviour of a troop…
Mini-monsters of the forest floor
From Science Codex Salt Lake City – A University of Utah biologist has identified 33 new species of predatory ants in Central America and the Caribbean, and named about a third of the tiny but monstrous-looking insects after ancient Mayan…
Your brain cells may be capable of outliving you—by a lot
Courtesy of PNAS and World Science staff Some brain cells of mammals can long outlive the animal to which they originally belonged, if transplanted into a different brain, new research suggests. The findings are raising scientists’ hopes that if they…
Google Street View visits Caribbean coral reefs
BY LIVESCIENCE With a mouse click, viewers anywhere can be transported to the serene underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef. Google Street View has partnered with scientists to create 360-degree panoramas of the world’s coral reefs, called Google Street…
Chimpanzees, Orangutans Can Swim and Dive, Biologists Prove
by Natali Anderson From Sci-news Two biologists reporting in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology say that they have documented for the first time the swimming and diving behavior in apes. For many years, zoos have used water moats to…
Dr. Kevin Bethel speaks at Rotary Club of Grand Bahama Sunrise on stem cell research
From Bahamaislandsinfo FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — The Bahamas may have missed the boat on being the first country with a stem cell research center. One was proposed for Grand Bahama but due to lack of proper legislation has delayed. Dr….
Archaeologists analyze carvings on Easter Island statue
by Sci-News.com Researchers at the University of Southampton have used the latest in digital imaging technology to analyze carvings on Hoa Hakananai’a, a moai (Easter Island statue) housed in the British Museum, London. The Easter Island statue Hoa Hakananai’a was…
