Cayman Islands paradise discovered: Seagrass
From The National Trust of the Cayman Islands February 2nd is designated World Wetlands Day and as we think about preserving national assets such as mangroves and other wetland areas, let us remember that seagrass communities are also wetlands with…
“Mutant mosquitoes” may stop spread of deadly diseases in Florida Keys
From CBS Look out, mutants are coming to the Florida Keys. Mutant mosquitoes, that is. Millions of them. At least that’s the plan being considered by federal health officials to head off dengue fever and chikungunya — two deadly, mosquito-borne…
Fossil Sirenia
It’s the 11th installment of Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean Region! Posted by J. Velez-Juarbe at 1/27/2015 From Caribbean Paleobiology Today sees the publication of the most recent addition to the series on fossil sirenians from the…
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Cayman Islands placed high in Trip Advisor Awards From Oasis Land The 2014 Trip Advisor Awards are in The 2014 Trip Advisor Awards are in. Where did the Cayman Islands fall during 2014? Here are the results: Trip Advisor 2014…
Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking warn of artificial intelligence dangers
By Adario Strange From Mashable Call it preemptive extinction panic, smart people buying into Sci-Fi hype or simply a prudent stance on a possible future issue, but the fear around artificial intelligence is increasingly gaining traction among those with credentials…
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Cayman Islands Premier gives warning of economy overheating Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin has warned the economy could overheat if there is too much development all at once. He warned: “We have to be careful in another year or…
Nasa climate scientists: We said 2014 was the warmest year on record… but we’re only 38% sure we were right
By David Rose For The Mail On Sunday Nasa’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies claimed its analysis of world temperatures showed ‘2014 was the warmest year on record’ But it emerged that GISS’s analysis is subject to a margin of…
‘Designer babies’ debate should start, scientists say
By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News Rapid progress in genetics is making “designer babies” more likely and society needs to be prepared, leading scientists have told the BBC. Dr Tony Perry, a pioneer in cloning, has announced precise DNA…
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Caribbean-Earthquake-Region warned to be prepared for massive earthquake PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 13, CMC – The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is warning the region to “move expeditiously” towards building resilience amid…
Rideye is a black box video camera for bikes
By Sara Afzal From Mashable UPDATE: Rideye cameras will now feature twice the video history— 2.5 hours instead of the original 1.25 hours. The campaign is on track to hit quantities much higher than originally anticipated, which allows the purchase…
