Research finds that the first Caribbean islanders came straight from South America to the northern Caribbean, initially settling Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.

A pilot program to address hypertension shows promise in bateyes, rural sugarcane settlements in the Dominican Republic.

Scientific cave divers have discovered at least one new species: another eyeless and colorless remipede.

Mariculture, or far-off fish farms, in the Caribbean could produce more than 34 million metric tons of seafood per year.