‘SUPERMOON’ fills up the Cayman skies
If you thought the moon was looking bigger and brighter than usual this weekend, you were right. Earth’s satellite is as close as it ever gets to us at the moment, making it look up to 14 per cent larger…
Tragedy on Grand Cayman May 3 2008: Blue Anniversary
Peter Harrison (www.thetwentyfirstfloor.com) For the last few years, the 3rd of May has been a sad and angry day for me. This is a quick anniversary piece about a conservation tragedy that occurred on Grand Cayman 4 years ago, one…
Cayman Island’s Green Anole
Jonathan Losos reporting for “Anole Annals” This fella (see pics) was caught a week and a half ago near North Side fire station, Grand Cayman. It’s the first green anole found outside the capital, George Town. The question: what is…
Solar storm on way
WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should…
Great Barrier reef to be visited by Google Earth
Armchair scuba divers will be given the chance to explore the Great Barrier reef when Google Earth delves beneath the waves to offer sea views with a difference. Rarely seen coral reefs, underwater grasslands, forests and craggy drop-offs teaming with…
Kids get a real taste of science
The Year Six students of the Sir John A. Cumber Primary School assumed the role of pastry makers this week during a Science lesson. They were given the unique opportunity of working along with the pastry chefs of The Ritz-Carlton,…
Solar storm sparks dazzling northern
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday. Even experienced stargazers were stunned by the intensity of the aurora borealis…
Prep kids robotics success
Cyber Rays, the Cayman Prep High School robotics club win at Clearwater, FL, qualifier. The Cyber Rays, a team of five students from year 7 and 8 of Cayman Prep High School, competed in a qualifier First Lego League tournament…
Rocks from Mars
WASHINGTON (AP) — They came from Mars, not in peace, but in pieces. Scientists are confirming that 15 pounds of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July. This is only the…
Now you see it, now you don’t: Time cloak created
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s one thing to make an object invisible, like Harry Potter’s mythical cloak. But scientists have made an entire event impossible to see. They have invented a time masker. Think of it as an art heist that…
