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Puerto Rico’s first oyster farm is in Culebra: “We have built it from within the community”

Submitted on 24 November 2025 - 12:41am

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Génesis Ibarra Vázquez

Hidden beneath the calm waters of Culebra, at a maximum depth of 40 feet, an initiative aims to transform marine wealth into an engine for economic development and contribute to food security on the island municipality through a scientific and community-driven approach. It is Puerto Rico’s first oyster farm, which will complete its pilot phase in December and, in the future, hopes to commercialize its product.

“We don’t believe in ‘you can’t’”: Technologies developed in Puerto Rico aim to integrate blind students into the world of science

Submitted on 24 November 2025 - 12:37am

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On a monitor, a brightly colored microscope image shows part of the cerebral cortex of a person with advanced Alzheimer’s disease. For a blind young student, studying the universe hidden within that image would be practically impossible, limiting their access to the sciences. But that is about to change, thanks to a technology—developed in part by Puerto Rican minds—that promises to bring inclusion for this population to levels previously unimaginable.

Exotic animals: Over 1,000 specimens placed under DRNA custody in five months

Submitted on 24 November 2025 - 12:33am

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Valeria María Torres Nieves

In less than five months, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) has captured or received over 1,000 birds, mammals, and reptiles at its Exotic Species Detention Center in Cambalache, Arecibo, revealing a growing illegal market for imported animals that the government is still trying to figure out how to stop.

NASA awards million-dollar grant to the UPR Río Piedras Campus to strengthen water quality research and education

Submitted on 13 November 2025 - 11:20pm

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the Puerto Rico Center for Research and Education in Water Monitoring and Quality (PR-CREWmq), a collaborative initiative aimed at strengthening research, monitoring, and education capacities around water quality in communities vulnerable to the effects of extreme climate events.

Identifican especies de un hongo asociado a riesgos respiratorios en casas inundadas tras el huracán María

Submitted on 13 November 2025 - 7:21pm

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Broadcasting STEM education from Arecibo to the World

Submitted on 27 October 2025 - 11:24am

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The historic Arecibo Observatory is being transformed into the future of Science, Technology, Engineering and, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Puerto Rico

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“A second chance at life”: more than 200 birds have been rehabilitated at the Parque de las Ciencias in Bayamón.

Submitted on 19 October 2025 - 7:42pm

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Bayamón — Over the past decade, around 210 birds — from multiple species — have been given “a second chance at life” at the Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary of the Parque de las Ciencias in Bayamón, which will now feature a new building next to the animal shelter to continue receiving and assisting injured birds from different parts of Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico launches technology for the prevention and early detection of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Submitted on 19 October 2025 - 7:37pm

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Puerto Rico made history in neurological care by becoming the first U.S. jurisdiction to introduce the Delphi-MD device — a technology that promises to revolutionize the prevention and early detection of conditions such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease.

UPRM Professor Receives Million-Dollar Grant to Study Venom Diversification in Spiders from Africa and India

Submitted on 14 October 2025 - 4:31pm

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Redacción El Nuevo Día

An associate professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), in collaboration with a researcher from the University of Florida (UF).

AAAS celebrará convención científica histórica al cumplir 40 años en Puerto Rico y el Caribe

Submitted on 14 October 2025 - 4:09pm

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The Caribbean Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will celebrate its 40th anniversary and annual convention on October 24–25, marking four decades of commitment to promoting science, education, and innovation in the region.

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