Ancient DNA shines light on Caribbean history, prehistory
New answers have emerged from the largest genome-wide study to date of ancient human DNA in the Americas.
Dec. 23, 2020 • ~12 min
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Team finds fossil iguana nesting burrow in Bahamas
The discovery of a fossil iguana nesting burrow answers questions about the now-endangered lizards.
Dec. 11, 2020 • ~8 min
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Archaeologists determined the step-by-step path taken by the first people to settle the Caribbean islands
Did people settle these islands by traveling north from South America, or in the other direction? Reanalyzing data from artifacts discovered decades ago provides a definitive answer.
Sept. 29, 2020 • ~10 min
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Coral sex: how reproducing species in the lab could be key to restoring reefs in the wild
Sexual reproduction helps keep coral colonies diverse and resilient. Now, scientists are doing it in a lab to restock flagging reefs.
Aug. 18, 2020 • ~7 min
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Coronavirus: a warning to Latin America and the Caribbean to dramatically increase COVID-19 testing
A group of population experts have called on governments in Latin American and the Caribbean to urgently ramp up testing for COVID-19 before it's too late.
April 8, 2020 • ~6 min
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Skulls rewrite pre-Columbus history of people in the Caribbean
New research with skulls upends ideas about who arrived in the Caribbean when. "We're going to have to reinterpret everything we thought we knew."
Jan. 14, 2020 • ~7 min
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How the first people got to the Caribbean 5,800 years ago
Research finds that the first Caribbean islanders came straight from South America to the northern Caribbean, initially settling Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.
Jan. 7, 2020 • ~3 min
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Pesticide poisoned French paradise islands in Caribbean
France has a pollution crisis in the Caribbean caused by toxic chlordecone sprayed on banana crops.
Oct. 24, 2019 • ~7 min
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Pilot program lowers blood pressure of migrant workers
A pilot program to address hypertension shows promise in bateyes, rural sugarcane settlements in the Dominican Republic.
March 19, 2019 • ~3 min
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