Flu Outbreak Spreads Across U.S. as Media Drops the Ball
Daily Beast A major influenza epidemic is taking hold across much of the United States, but there’s a curious lack of coverage in the media. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz looks at the strain of flu hitting us and whether a vaccine…
Row over ‘Factory Farming’ of Sea Turtles
Blights tourists favourite Cayman Islands The tropical Cayman Islands are at the centre of a dispute over the ‘factory farming’ of green sea turtles after activists launched a campaign calling for the global end of commercial turtle farming. Now the…
34 confirmed cases and 4 new cases of Dengue under investigation
The Cayman Islands Public Health Department has issued the following advisory: Dengue Update as of 5 January 2013 Total cases investigated for dengue in 2012 is 94 and 1 for 2013. Since the last update as of 22 December 2012,…
Apophis asteroid: Large space rock flies past Earth
By Rebecca MorelleScience reporter, BBC World Service A 300m-wide asteroid is making a close pass to the Earth. Apophis – named after the Egyptian demon of destruction and darkness – has been put on a watch list by scientists. They…
Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has beheaded a Sri Lankan domestic worker for killing a baby in her care in 2005 in a case that has been widely condemned by rights groups. The maid, Rizana Nafeek, had denied killing the four-month-old boy. Her…
Seastreak Wall Street ferry crash hurts 57 in New York
A New York passenger ferry has hit a dock during the Manhattan rush hour, injuring 57 people and tearing a hole in the vessel’s bow. Eleven people have been seriously injured, the Associated Press reports. The Seastreak Wall Street ferry…
Chavez swearing-in delay legal, rules Venezuela Supreme Court
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ruled that the postponement of President Hugo Chavez’s inauguration for a new term in office is legal. Earlier, the National Assembly voted to give Mr Chavez as much time as he needed to recover from cancer…
Ocean Acidification
Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) researcher and Ph.D. student Emma Camp describes Ocean Acidification and some of its potential impacts on calcifying marine life. This research focuses on Ocean Acidification so here is some information on the topic: What is…
Leonardo and the Last Supper
The Financialist Book of the Week When Leonardo da Vinci began work on a large fresco in the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent near Milan, he was adrift professionally and experiencing a deep crisis of confidence. At…
Don’t Throw Those Wine Corks Away, Upcycle Them!
From Dave Chameides Care2 You like to drink the occasional bottle of vino, and if you are like my wife as opposed to me, you like the stuff that comes in a glass bottle rather than a can. (I kid,…
