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Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs

CIENAGA DE ZAPATA, Cuba (Reuters) — Buzz, buzz, slap! This mosquito-ridden lagoon deep in the Zapata Swamp, the Caribbean's largest intact wetland, is ground-zero for a humble but dedicated restoration…
Posted by John McCarthy November 24, 2025
Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns
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Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 6, 2025
World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
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World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - They look like ordinary foals, docile with honey brown coats and white facial patches, content to spend their days munching alfalfa in a cordoned-off pasture in…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2025
Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
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Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers

NEW YORK (AP) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2025
A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean
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A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can…
Posted by John McCarthy July 31, 2025
Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake
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Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake

BRIDGETOWN (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning,…
Posted by John McCarthy July 23, 2025
French scientists identify new blood type in Guadeloupe woman
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

French scientists identify new blood type in Guadeloupe woman

BASSE-TERRE — A French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been identified as the only known carrier of a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative," France's blood supply agency has announced.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 21, 2025
Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas
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Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers…
Posted by John McCarthy June 2, 2025
Virgin Galactic to increase price for space tourism flights
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Virgin Galactic to increase price for space tourism flights

TUSTIN, California (Bloomberg) — Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. said that it plans to charge more for its space tourism flights when it resumes sales in the first quarter of 2026.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean
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Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean

Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound—that's a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025

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