Scientists have demonstrated tiny boats that float upside down underneath a levitating layer of liquid in an amazing quirk of physics. Researchers in Paris were investigating the effect of vertical shaking, which can be used to suspend a layer of liquid in mid-air. Not only was the layer of liquid able to float on a … Read more
Continental drift, I seem to recall from geography lessons at school, is the theory of how land masses shift position over aeons. But the term could also be used to describe the ritual Gadarene rush to over-crowded, over-developed hot spots around the world every summer. At least, that’s what used to happen and I dare … Read more
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly jetted to the Caribbean in a final desperate bid to save their marriage. Sources claim the couple are holed up in what can only be described as a ‘fortress’ with their four children, as their relationship hangs by a thread following a series of public meltdowns. Kim, 39, … Read more
Having something to look forward to is what we all need right now. And, despite our summer holidays being all but ruined, long-haul trips later this year and into next year look like a much safer bet — and there are some astonishing deals. Book with a package holiday provider, such as the ones we … Read more
An enormous plume of dust from the Sahara Desert has reached the Caribbean Sea on Sunday after traveling more than 3,000 miles as it edges closer to the American South. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first announced the Saharan Air Layer, or SAL, on June 7 as it appeared in satellite images over Africa. The colossal … Read more
Caribbean islands were settled on THREE different occasions between 8,000 and 2,800 years ago, ancient genome analysis reveals The idyllic Caribbean archipelago was settled in three successive waves Two arrived on the west of the islands around 8,000 years ago The third wave reached the island from South America around 2,800 years ago By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline … Read more
No infinity pools, no tuxedoed cocktail bar staff, no palm-fringed golf courses. Klein Curacao, which lies 15 miles to the south-east of the Dutch outpost of Curacao, is a rogue island in a Caribbean paradise – uninhabited, barren, scarred with shipwrecks and graves, and blighted by a grisly history. In the 17th century it was … Read more
A new species of iguana has been identified in the Caribbean after scientists analysed the DNA of individuals thought to be an introduced South American variety. The Southern Antilles iguana, which lives on St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, was shown to form a distinct genetic group. Known to humans for centuries, it was … Read more
She has continued to wake up America with the help of co-host Ryan Seacrest as they tape their morning show Live With Kelly And Ryan in lockdown. But Kelly Ripa, 49, has been filming her segments of the show from the comfort of a Caribbean island that she has been ‘secretly’ quarantining at with husband Mark … Read more
More than 600 British passengers – many of them elderly – were tonight stranded on a cruise ship in the Caribbean after it was blocked from a string of ports after a coronavirus outbreak onboard. Five people on the Braemar, operated by British cruise firm Fred Olsen, have already tested positive for Covid-19 and passengers … Read more