Scientists copy climate change data in fear of a Trump crackdown
By Jon Fingas From engadget And the Energy Department is refusing Trump’s request to name climate change workers. Donald Trump’s incoming presidency won’t be kind to climate change science, and that’s making both scientists and government divisions nervous — to…
Cayman Islands: Twelve years since 6.8 M earthquake
It has been twelve years since the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which occurred twenty miles south of George Town on December 14, 2004. Since then, there was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on January 19, 2010 and a number of other small…
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Obama signs bill to fund ‘Moonshot’ research to cure cancer
By Nicole Lee from engadget Several months after President Obama laid out his plans to cure cancer in his last State of the Union address, he is signing legislation to do just that. Known as the 21st Century Cures Act,…
Iran to work on nuclear-powered marine vessels after U.S. “violation” of nuke deal
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Shadia Nasralla From gCaptain BEIRUT/VIENNA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Iran ordered its scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear-powered marine vessels in response to what it calls a U.S. violation of its landmark 2015…
Dim red stars
Dim red stars that are nothing like the sun may be our best hope of finding aliens By Dave Mosher From Business Insider A group of dozens of astronomers have found evidence of a small, rocky, and potentially watery world…
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IAEA hosts Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. experts on fight against screwworm pest
Vienna, Austria The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is hosting an expert meeting this week to discuss stepping up efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating insect pest that remains a threat…
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Green iguana crisis overwhelming Cayman Islands
From The Philadelphia Tribune “Desperate times calls for desperate measures” is a quote that certainly applies to the situation in Grand Cayman, the largest of the Cayman Islands. The government officials of the Cayman Islands have been desperately searching for…
Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish
By Hazel Sheffield From Independent UK Sweden is so good at recycling that, for several years, it has imported rubbish from other countries to keep its recycling plants going. Less than 1 per cent of Swedish household waste was sent…
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Bosman seeks attention for islands’ coral reefs
From St. Maarten The Daily Herald THE HAGUE–This week’s symposium on Caribbean coral reefs at the Royal Palace on the Dam in Amsterdam has raised questions by Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman of the…
The Arctic is now missing enough ice to cover 23 US states
By Rafi Letzte From Business Insider Look at the map above. Go to the upper right-hand corner, start with Maine, and start counting. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North…
