José: "Greetchen, this time we have a very special guest. Ms. Gloria Archilla, bird photographer, presents spectacular images of a very singular bird of Puerto Rico.”
Tener evidencia del pasado es esencial para preservar la cultura humana. La evidencia del pasado puede ser guardada en formato digital o en formato análogo; mediante fotografía o árboles genealógicos. Sin embargo, estas herramientas suelen ser poco útiles si queremos explorar nuestra historia hace siglos o milenios atrás.
As a restless and hardworking child, the words spoken by “grandpa” Don Andrés became Eddie’s life compass: “We need to take care of the land and the rivers; without them the poor cannot eat or drink.” Inspired by this message of love for nature, Dr. Eddie N. Laboy Nieves recognized the importance of preserving the environment, leading him to invest his time and career to understand it and to teach others about nature.
His beginnings in science
Ruben Crespo, a Puerto Rican postdoctoral scientist at the Mayo Clinic studies stem cells hoping to understand how they can be used to regenerate important organs such as the heart,
The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can see it by clicking on ESPAÑOL on the right top corner of your screen. You can also contact our editor Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciap.org).
Scientists from the Social and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) found that pre-trip messaging can dramatically reduce the impacts of snorkelers and divers to reefs.
The government is trying to eliminate melaleuca trees and iguanas, since both species could deteriorate the ecosystem of the San Juan’s Bay estuary.
The supposed shortage of the Puerto Rican boa has been attributed to the mongoose (squirrel in Puerto Rico). This article argues against this asseveration.
