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Trinidad and Tobago is a biologist’s paradise. The sheer number of species we share these islands with is mind-blowing, and the list is growing each year as we find new species on our doorstep. Only last year a new species of Trinbagonian bat was recorded, bringing...
The history of commercially processed pet food began with the advent of the Industrial Revolution. It then increased in the middle class during the 19th century, which led to keeping dogs and cats as companions instead of working animals. English businessman James...
Treating infectious diseases is currently a major challenge globally because of the high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic microorganisms. The discovery of penicillin from a fungus in the late 1920s led to the development and widespread use of...
Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean are hotspots for terrestrial and marine biological diversity. Taxonomic studies or the ability to tell species apart are key to understanding biological diversity. In the same way that we can distinguish between hummingbird...
The past two years have been especially harsh for cocoa farmers due to adverse climate events affecting cocoa productivity. Estimates suggest that cocoa production in Trinidad and Tobago may have declined by more than 50% because of poor pod setting and increased...
The value of information is in its use. In TT, public, private, and non-government organisations collect extensive amounts of digital information in every sphere of our society. Since almost everything that happens, happens somewhere, most of this information is...
