Cannibals engraved bones of the dead
From BBC A series of zig-zag marks on a human bone found in a UK cave is evidence of a cannibalistic ritual that took place some 15,000 years ago. Scientists have long recognised that cannibals operated at Gough’s Cave in…
Goodbye Cassini
Cassini will take five victory laps before plunging into Saturn By Mariella Moon From engadget It’s almost time to say goodbye to Cassini. Over the past few months, Cassini took the closest pictures of Saturn’s rings we’ve ever seen that…
The military’s burning of hazardous waste was more dangerous than initially thought
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica From Business Insider The federal government appears to have significantly underestimated the amount of lead, arsenic and other dangerous pollutants that are sent into the air from uncontrolled burning of hazardous waste at the Radford Army…
Cuban diplomats expelled by US amid ‘hearing loss’ claims
From BBC Washington has expelled two Cuban diplomats after US embassy staff in Havana suffered mysterious physical symptoms, the US state department said. It was not immediately clear what had happened, with spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying there were no “definitive…
10 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 TS Mexico, 2 Dist Atlantic
Aug 10 Thursday 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on…
Study: Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk
From Newsmax People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday. The risk grows with every year of use,…
Barbados to host this year’s Caribbean Festival of Arts: CARIFESTA XIII
From Incentive Travel UK The beautiful island of Barbados will host the 13th Edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts, CARIFESTA taking place from 17 – 27 August 2017. This international multicultural event is a gathering of over 23 Caribbean…
The Caribbean is at high risk
By Vic Motune From The Voice UK Climate change expert warns the region – and its people – face significant threat THE ENTIRE Caribbean way of life is under threat if the region does not get to grips with climate…
Third Dubai fire in days raises questions about Gulf cladding safety
By Sylvia Westall and Noah Browning, Reuters From Business Insider DUBAI (Reuters) – A small fire broke out a Dubai hotel on Monday, forcing guests and staff to leave, in the third such blaze in the United Arab Emirates tourism…
US total solar eclipse 2017: When, where and how to see it (safely)
By SPACE.com Staff On Aug. 21, 2017, America will fall under the path of a total solar eclipse. The so-called Great American Total Solar Eclipse will darken skies all the way from Oregon to South Carolina, along a stretch of…