Venture-capital funding in 2017 was the highest it’s been in the past 10 years
By Zoë Bernard From Business Insider Venture-capital funding is booming in the United States. According to Pitchbook data charted for us by Statista, startup funding reached a record decade-long high in 2017, with $84.2 billion in funding raised over the…
Spying on penguin lovemaking
Scientists spy on penguin lovemaking with timelapse cameras BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Antarctic researchers are being a bit creepy in the name of science. They’ve been using remote timelapse cameras to keep track of the mating habits of Adélie…
9 May Weather in Cayman
9 May Wed 2018 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Satellite Pictures and weather charts indicate that cloudiness and showers will increase today in associated with a surface trough over the Cayman area. Radar images show scattered showers showers over the Cayman…
You can’t stop the lava flow from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano with water, bombs or walls. Here’s why
By Trevor Hughes, From USA TODAY PAHOA, Hawaii — Millions of people seeing images of lava destroying homes, cars and power poles have a simple question for authorities: Why can’t you stop it? Try spraying lava with water, some suggest. Maybe dig a…
You don’t need to use sunscreen above SPF 30 — but there’s another rating you should be looking at
By Lindsay Dodgson, From Business Insider Sunscreen with a high SPF rating is the best protection for your skin from harmful UV rays. But there’s another rating you should be looking at too. It’s called the star rating, and you…
8 May Weather in Cayman
8 May Tue 2018 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Not available. See Weather Forecast Top Right of Website. Sunshine just makes the day a little better, but it can also cause sunburns. Check the UV Report below to be…
North Wales police officers riding in support of the Caribbean
From Nantlle Gazette Officers from North Wales Police this bank holiday will be joining other police forces across the UK by cycling from force HQ to force HQ as part of a charity ride in support the recovery of the commonwealth…
7 May Weather in Cayman
7 May Mon 2018 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Not available. See Weather Forecast Top Right of Website. Sunshine just makes the day a little better, but it can also cause sunburns. Check the UV Report below to be…
Colombia to close popular Caribbean beach to save threatened turtle
By Jarrod Demir From Colombia Reports Colombia’s environment ministry is set to order the partial closure of popular “Playa Blanca” near tourism hotspot Cartagena in an attempt to preserve the threatened Hawksbill sea turtle. The resolution, expected to be ratified…
The Nature Conservancy and Partners Launch Revolutionary Aerial Mapping of Coral Reefs in the Caribbean
From The Nature Conservancy High resolution imaging will include areas ravaged by recent hurricanes ST. CROIX, US VIRGIN ISLANDS | May 03, 2018 The Nature Conservancy in the Caribbean, Carnegie Institution for Scienceand Planet launched a groundbreaking initiative to create the first-ever…