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In 1983, a mysterious disease wiped out most of the Diadema sea urchins in the Caribbean. "Unchecked, the algae there proliferated, blocking sunlight from the coral, and the region shifted from a ...

The Caribbean offers some of the most popular tax havens in the world, providing benefits such as very low tax liability and financial privacy. Among the most used Caribbean tax havens are the ...

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MLB Network announced Wednesday it will broadcast the entire 2025 Caribbean Series in English beginning Friday, Jan. 31. Featuring teams from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and ...

Small, translucent creatures -- known as sea cherubs -- are washing up along Oregon beaches, and more sightings are occurring in 2025 than usual, according to Seaside Aquarium.

In a January 18 Facebook post, Seaside Aquarium announced they have been seeing and receiving reports of the “highly specialized sea slugs” washing up on Oregon beaches. Sea cherubs spend ...

Who doesn’t love the idea of sitting under a palm tree on a Caribbean beach, enjoying the tropical warmth, turquoise sea and a hit-the-spot rum punch? With direct flights available from the UK ...

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

Here’s everything you need to know For all their charm, the pristine beaches of the Caribbean have always been slightly at odds with the reality of life in the region. This situation is helped ...