Caribbean

5,700-year storm archive shows rise in tropical storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean5,700-year storm archive shows rise in tropical storms and hurricanes in the 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…

5 days ago
Jafer Chohan, Yorkshire legspinner, fast-tracked for England white-ball tour of CaribbeanJafer Chohan, Yorkshire legspinner, fast-tracked for England white-ball tour of Caribbean

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…

6 months ago
Stony coral tissue loss disease is shifting the ecological balance of Caribbean reefsStony coral tissue loss disease is shifting the ecological balance of Caribbean reefs

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…

11 months ago
How salt from the Caribbean affects our climateHow salt from the Caribbean affects our climate

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…

1 year ago
Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinctionCaribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction

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