Caribbean

5,700-year storm archive shows rise in tropical storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean

A storm, even once it has passed, can leave traces in the ocean that last for thousands of years. These…

11 months ago

Jafer Chohan, Yorkshire legspinner, fast-tracked for England white-ball tour of Caribbean

Yorkshire legspinner Jafer Chohan has earned his first England call-up for the men's limited-overs tour of West Indies, which begins…

1 year ago

Stony coral tissue loss disease is shifting the ecological balance of Caribbean reefs

The outbreak of a deadly disease called stony coral tissue loss disease is destroying susceptible species of coral in the…

2 years ago

How salt from the Caribbean affects our climate

The distribution of salt by ocean currents plays a crucial role in regulating the global climate. This is what researchers…

2 years ago

Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction

In a new study published in PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA from Caribbean parrots, which they compared…

2 years ago