A Nibble of Prevention – why broccoli is good for us
By Michael Anft Paul Talalay’s research showed why broccoli is good for us. Now, a new center at Johns Hopkins is looking for more foods that could stave off cancer and other diseases. It’s morning in the office beside Paul…
Jamaica [and Cayman Islands] literally sits on one of the largest thermal energy source in World (>52,000 MW)
From Linkedin Pulse In 2010, scientists have found the deepest known hydrothermal vents, some 5 kilometres down beneath the waves of the Caribbean in the Cayman Trough.“In a nutshell, the Mid-Cayman Rise displays perhaps the broadest range of mid-ocean ridge…
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Energy independence for Caribbean region means million will be lifted out of poverty by 2031
By Silbert S. Barrett, ASCE (Aff.M.) Sustainable Strategist for Funding Major Infrastructure at Brittenwoods International, From Linkedin Pulse The dream of energy independence for the Northern Caribbean nations of Jamaica, Cayman, Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas and the Dominican Republic have gotten…
Dust may keep tropics quiet/Tropical wave in Atlantic
Saharan dust strongest in decade, but will it help keep tropics quiet? By Kimberly Miller From The Palm Beach Post Plumes of Saharan dust wafting off the west coast of Africa this summer have been some of the strongest in…
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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 July – 6 October 2015 session are now to report on Monday, 3 August, 2015…
Pilot error and poor training likely caused Virgin Galactic’s fatal crash, NTSB finds
By Miriam Kramer From Mashable The October 2014 crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo that killed the co-pilot and seriously injured the pilot was likely the result of human error and a failure of the private spaceflight company to protect against…
Smoking raises breast-cancer death risk, study finds
By Lisa Rapaport Reuters from The Columbus Dispatch Longtime smokers might face an increased risk of death if they develop breast cancer, according to a Japanese study that adds to a growing body of evidence highlighting the lethal effects of…
Gadget of the week – “Mercury”
Earth ate a Mercury-like body early in its history, study finds By Amina Khan From The Canberra Times A Mercury-like body smashed into a young Earth and gave our planet’s core the radioactive elements necessary to generate a magnetic field,…
Half of the Columbia River’s sockeye salmon are dying due to hot water
By Courtney Sherwood, Reuters From Business Insider Oregon salmon trucked north to stem die-off in warm waters California drought means 30 million salmon may be trucked to sea California Chinook Salmon Fall Run Slowed Amid Warm Weather, Drought PORTLAND, Ore….
New Horizons’ journey to Pluto
Photos: Taking a look at New Horizons’ journey to Pluto By Erin Carson, From Tech Republic #12 Getting up close with Pluto When the New Horizons Twitter account tweeted this image from the Pluto flyby, it got more than 37,000…
