In Jamaica, native trees are being driven further up mountains towards extinction

An invasive Australian tree is exploiting ever-stronger hurricanes.

Edmund Tanner, Senior Lecturer (retired), Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge • conversation
May 31, 2022 • ~7 min

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.

Scott Fitzpatrick, Professor of Anthropology + Associate Director, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon • conversation
Sept. 29, 2020 • ~10 min

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