Environment
Caribbean scientists turn harmful seaweed into car fuel
When massive amounts of invasive seaweed washed up on Caribbean shores in 2011, locals were left baffled.
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Archeology
Colombia begins exploring the wreck of a ship carrying $20 billion in treasure
Colombia conducted the first phase of an underwater expedition to discover the wreck of a Spanish warship that sank in the Caribbean Sea more than 300 years ago.
Archeology
Next April, the ship carrying $17 billion in treasure will be salvaged
Colombian authorities announced they could salvage the San José ship carrying treasures of gold, silver, emeralds and many other goods as early as next month.
1001 mystery
The creepy secret of the 'skull island' in the Caribbean Sea
An uninhabited island with many irregular skull fragments in the middle of the Caribbean Sea has intrigued archaeologists. The island is named Petite Musique, nicknamed…
Environment
What caused the giant dust storm 'Godzilla'?
After more than 50 years, 'Godzilla' comes back and is becoming an obsession for people living along the southern coast of the United States.
Animal world
Why are white mice found all over the world?
New research has discovered the process of domesticating guinea pigs and the way for them to be present all over the world.
Animal world
Quarantined animals with infectious diseases
Honey bees, chimpanzees, American buffalo frogs or Caribbean lobster lobsters often take the initiative to stay away from co-infected viruses or bacteria that cause cont…
Oceanography
The extremely poisonous lion fish is invading the Atlantic
One of the notorious invasive species - the lionfish, known for being voracious and able to eat competitors in the ecosystem, is believed to be invading the Atlantic.
Environment
Sahara dust clouds 'calm down' the Atlantic storms
Dust clouds significantly block the formation and intensification of tropical tornadoes, because they create an opposing atmosphere in the presence of hot and dry air.
Environment
Sahara dust, who 'sabotage' Caribbean summer
warnings about the entry and impact of dust clouds from the Sahara to the Caribbean's summer weather.
Environment
Mexican company produces great shoes from seaweed and recycled plastic
While the Caribbean tourism industry is sinking into seaweed, a small company has developed a great solution: producing shoes and clothes based on sargasso and plastic b…
Biology
Discover 4 mosquitoes of the size of mosquitoes
New creatures found in the Caribbean island belong to the group of small moths, which are about the same size as mosquitoes.
Discover science
The most interesting things about the country of Curacao that you do not know
Curacao - the island located to the south of the Caribbean welcomes us with colorful painted roofs between the deep blue ocean.
Discover science
Special 'quality' pirates in history, more than Caribbean pirates
Pirates and stories about them are always the topic of great attraction for adventure enthusiasts.
1001 mystery
Something mysterious is ... whistling under the Caribbean Sea that science is having a headache
What is that? An ancient creature, or a more plausible solution?