Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we document biodiversity in St. Martin. I recently did a rapid assessment of biodiversity at two sites on St. Martin. Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) is restoring habitat there—planting native trees to make the sites better for local plants and …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we find plenty of life in a busy urban park. Nature and civilization are two ideas that seem like opposites. There is a lot of difference between the wildest parts of the world and the most urban. Remote mountaintops are quite …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we investigate the nest of a lone pair of birds on St. Kitts. Visiting the one of the salt ponds on the southern peninsula of St. Kitts, I happened upon a pair of Least Terns and their nest. In typical Least …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we don’t find a gecko on St. Kitts and Nevis. There’s no eureka moment when you go into the wild and don’t find something. No lightbulb flashes on. It’s more like mood lighting. Each time you don’t see it, an idea …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we don’t find a gecko on St. Kitts and Nevis. There’s no eureka moment when you go into the wild and don’t find something. No lightbulb flashes on. It’s more like mood lighting. Each time you don’t see it, an idea …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we discover some of the smallest scary beasts on St. Kitts and Nevis. In the wild and diverse tree of life, we often imagine ourselves at the top. Fair or not, we do have incredible power to shape the world. Beside …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we watch a frog invade St. Kitts. For a long time, it was very hard for a frog to cross the sea. A lizard can cling to a fallen tree and drift to the next island—not easy, but not impossible. For …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we look at different kinds of discovery on St. Kitts and Nevis. Perhaps you’ve heard of the scientific record. I couldn’t find an actual definition of it, but it is basically all the science that has been published. You might imagine …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we explore some freshwater mysteries on St. Kitts and Nevis. Diving into the vibrant ecosystems of mountain streams on St. Kitts and Nevis, one has to wonder—how did everything get here? Imagine starting at the coast and heading up a ghaut—the …

Get an inside look at science as it happens in the Caribbean. This week we find out who rules the streams and rivers of St. Kitts. In nature, every habitat needs an animal at the top of the food chain. Often these animals are called an apex predators. They play crucial role in the health …