Tag: Caribbean
Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw...
China’s Belt and Road infrastructure projects could help or hurt oceans...
Blake Alexander Simmons, Colorado State University and Rebecca Ray, Boston University
More than one-third of all people in the...
The Martinican bèlè dance – a celebration of land, spirit and...
Camee Maddox-Wingfield, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
On May 22 each year, when the eastern Caribbean island of Martinique...
Archaeologists determined the step-by-step path taken by the first people to...
Matthew F. Napolitano, University of Oregon; Jessica Stone, University of Oregon; Robert DiNapoli, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Scott Fitzpatrick, University...
Earthquake forecast for Puerto Rico: Dozens more large aftershocks are likely
Richard Aster, Colorado State University
Multiple strong and damaging earthquakes in southern Puerto Rico starting around Dec. 28, 2019 have killed at least one person,...
Jamaica leads in Richard Branson-backed plan for a Caribbean climate revolution
Masaō Ashtine, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus and Tom Rogers, Coventry University
After hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the Caribbean in 2017,...
New hurricane season jeopardizes Caribbean recovery: 5 essential reads
Catesby Holmes, The Conversation
June 1 marks the beginning of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season – an ominous date for the Caribbean region, where many...
There are dozens of sea snake species in the Indian and...
Harvey Lillywhite, University of Florida
Beachgoers often find unusual things that have washed up with the tides. But many people were surprised when a venomous...
EXPLORING NATURE
Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your...
Sarguru Subash, Texas A&M University
Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract...
