Earth and Space Sciences
The role of the Puerto Rican bee in shade-grown coffee production is highlighted
More than 40 coffee growers and farmers participated in an educational event at Casa Pueblo.
Puerto Rico’s first oyster farm is in Culebra: “We have built it from within the community”
Hidden beneath the calm waters of Culebra, at a maximum depth of 40 feet, an initiative aims to transform marine wealth into an…
A Trio of Space Satellites Launch to Study the Sun’s Violent Side
Cape Canaveral, Florida — A group of space weather satellites lifted off Wednesday morning to closely observe solar storms that…
Technological innovation at the service of the environment: Quebradillas cobitos find refuge in 3D shells
Quebradillas - On the beaches of this municipality, hermit crabs face a silent dilemma: there are not enough shells to protect…
Reviving Puerto Rico’s vanilla industry: how farmers in Castañer are bringing back the island’s sweet legacy
Lares - Did you know that vanilla is one of the best-selling products in the world and that Puerto Rico is one of the…
Mariposario Arlequín: an educational sanctuary for the conservation of butterflies in the heart of Las Piedras
Las Piedras - In a quiet neighborhood of this municipality surrounded by colorful houses, is the Harlequin Butterfly Sanctuary…
With Puerto Rico in her heart! Deborah Martorell travels to space on a Blue Origin mission
Early Sunday morning, Puerto Rico made space history once again when the New Shepard suborbital vehicle took off with six crew…
Science “at the service of communities”: first extreme heat monitoring conducted in southwestern Puerto Rico
At 4:30 a.m., more than 60 volunteers went out to face the relentless protagonist of the Puerto Rican summer: the heat.…