Signal test uses DRM to keep your contacts private
By Saqib Shah From engadget It’s trialling Intel’s SGX tech to keep your info completely hidden on its servers. Signal is generally viewed as the most secure encrypted communications app. So secure, that even the US Senate has approved it…
Caribbean praying mantises have ancient African origin
From EurekAlert Cleveland Museum of Natural History researchers uncover the lineage of three praying mantis groups CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Three seemingly unrelated praying mantis groups inhabiting Cuba and the rest of the Greater Antilles actually share an ancient…
It’s not just Puerto Rico: 6 other Caribbean island nations are in crisis after the hurricanes
By Julia Belluz From Vox From the uninhabitable Barbuda to widespread power outages in the Virgin Islands, islands are limping toward recovery. There’s a lot of media and political attention focused right now on the devastation Hurricane Maria brought Puerto…
Marine biologist captures ‘blue hole’ in the Great Barrier Reef
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Australia’s Great Barrier Reef already offers plenty of wonder, but dang, this blue hole is pretty cool. It was apparently found by marine biologist Johnny Gaskell, who said he spotted the blue hole on Google…
27 Sep Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 H/cane, 1 TS (Atlantic)
Sep 27 Wed 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on…
Failure of communications in the Dutch Caribbean comes as no surprise
By JANNEKE VAN DEN ELSHOUT From University of Twente. Recently, the University of Twente joined forces with the University of Curacao and Saxion University of Applied sciences to do research with regard to the effectiveness and quality of the communications and…
Expert warns Caribbean to heed lessons from Hurricane Maria
From Jamaica Observer ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — A senior lecturer at the St Augustine Campus oft he University of the West Indies (UWI) says one of the “biggest lessons” from the Hurricane Maria experience in Dominica is that it is…
New delayed-release stimulant improves morning ADHD symptoms and all-day functioning
By MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2017–A phase 3 study of children ages 6-12 years with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has shown that a delayed-release, long-acting formulation of the stimulant methylphenidate, when taken in…
Hammock Camping Infographic Part 5
Tired of the same old camping routine? Or maybe you’ve started to see some flaws in your regular camping set up that might be solved by changing things up a little bit? Sounds like you might need to give hammock…
COPD action plan shortens duration of flare-ups and hospital admissions
By J ANNEKE VAN DEN ELSHOUT From University of Twente. The University of Twente carried out the first study worldwide that shows patients with COPD (lung disease caused by smoking) and other illnesses (heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and depression) have…