Kalter: Ease of finding sperm contributors raises worry
By Lindsay Kalter From Boston Herald Are you my ‘donor daddy?’ A 57-year-old Los Angeles man — whose donated sperm impregnated women from Massachusetts to the Cayman Islands — is making news after he struck up relationships with his 19…
The US just greenlit the release of genetically modified moths
By Kristen V. Brown | Gawker MediaFrom Gizmodo India Diamondback moths may be a mere half-inch in length, but their voracious appetite for Brussels sprouts, kale and cauliflower make them a major pain for farmers. This week, the U.S. Department of Agricultureapproved…
9 July 2017 Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Jul 9 Sun 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Sun Jul 9 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the…
8 July 2017 Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Jul 8 Sat 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Sat Jul 8 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the…
7 July 2017 Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Jul 7 Thu 2017 Tropical Report DEPRESSION MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC Tropical Depression Four Discussion Number 6 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL042017 500 AM AST Fri Jul 07 2017 The small, tenacious depression has continued…
NASA has a plan for preventing asteroid strikes, and it’s going to test it
By Mike Wehner From BGR The threat of an asteroid striking Earth is pretty scary — and not just in all the ways Hollywood movies have depicted — but human technology has reached a point where it might actually be…
Funding climate resilience benefits all nations – yes, the U.S. too
By Kenton X. Chance From Caribbean News Service KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jul 4 2017 (IPS) – A leading climate change mitigation and adaptation activist and former climate negotiator in the Caribbean says that the United States could protect its economic…
6 July 2017 Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Jul 6 Thu 2017 Tropical Report DEPRESSION MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC… Tropical Depression Four Discussion Number 2 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL042017 500 AM AST Thu Jul 06 2017 The cloud pattern of…
Volcanoes and Marathons: Cayman Islands Marathon Man CCMI Challenge
Derek Haines’ next challenge to raise $50,000 for the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) Reef Research project was to climb 2 volcanoes in Guatemala. He was met at the airport on the evening of June 29th by his two partners…
Sri Lanka’s worst-ever dengue outbreak kills 225
From Times Free Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus killing 225 people and infecting more than 76,000 this year. Alarmed by the magnitude of the crisis, the government…