Unprecedented June heat in Northwest U.S. caused by extreme jet stream pattern
By: Jeff Masters From Weather Underground A searing heat wave unprecedented for June scorched the Northwest U.S. and Western Canada on Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures soared to their highest June levels in recorded history for portions of Washington, Idaho, Montana,…
Sargassum is ruining beaches from Texas to Tobago
By Melissa Gaskill From Newsweek The road along the east side of Tobago, running from the airport to the village of Speyside, passes dozens of small beaches where, in normal times, people lounge on the sand beneath palm trees and…
Calcium and Osteoporosis: What you need to know?
By Kelly Everson Chicago Health Examiner From examiner.com Osteoporosis makes the bones to become weak and porous leading to reduced bone mass density. Your bones require Calcium so that they can be strong and healthy. Deficiency of Calcium in the…
‘Smart’ insulin patch beats injections in diabetic mice
By Salynn Boyles From MedPage Today Patch mimicking beta-cell function could offer ‘closed-loop’ insulin delivery Note that this diabetic mouse study demonstrated that a novel glucose-sensing, insulin-releasing patch controlled blood sugar levels well. Obviously, many more studies will be needed…
NASA’s iconic images are now easier to find
By Steve Dent From engadget NASA has just launched a mega photo library that masses more than 70 different collections together, with 138,000-plus images in total. Created by an archiving company called Luna Imaging, it includes plenty of famous photos…
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Can California’s earthquake preparedness experience help the Caribbean protect nutrition during natural disasters?
By Carmen Carpio From The World Bank Anybody who has been through the California school system, like me, will immediately recognize the phrase, “Stop, Duck, and Cover” to mean one thing – EARTHQUAKE! On a lucky day, it would be…
Conservationists say lions are at risk of dying out
By Nina Larson, AFP From Business Insider Geneva (AFP) – The mighty lion, reclusive cave crabs and the world’s rarest sea lion are among nearly 23,000 species at risk of dying out, a top conservation body warned on Tuesday. In…
Cayman Islands: World Blood Donor Day & Free HIV testing
Celebrating World Blood Donor Day in Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA), along with the Cayman Blood Donor Services, hosted another successful blood drive on June 13th, to celebrate the 12th annual World Blood Donor Day. The…
Cayman Islands – Zoologger: The fish that can vanish in 2 seconds flat
From New Scientist Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world Species: The slender filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri) Habitat: Shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea Now you see it. Now you…
Earth ‘entering new extinction phase’ – US study
From BBC Climate change and deforestation are among the reasons we may be facing an extinction event The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the…
