SATURN AND JUPITER WILL ALIGN INTO THE “STAR OF BETHLEHEM” ON DEC. 21 AND...
On Monday, Dec. 21, just after sunset, Jupiter and Saturn will align and appear as one bright, beautiful star that could, depending on whether you believe or...
Clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments launch at Miami Cancer Institute
Promising treatments coming from initial emergency and experimental COVID-19 therapies have developed into clinical trials that are launching this month at Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist...
Scientist talks Florida Bay and the Everglades
Keys History & Discovery Center will present “Florida Bay & the Everglades: An Ecological Update,” a live virtual lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 6 to 7...
MORE VACCINES ROLL INTO KEYS
COVID-19 vaccines are trickling into Monroe County, as Publix pharmacies in Islamorada and Key West prepare to administer another round to residents this week.
A total of 600...
The pros and cons of different COVID-19 tests
Is speed of the essence? Do you need to know if you’ve already had the coronavirus?
Testing for COVID-19 has been rapidly evolving since the virus was first...
A dead whale washed up in the Everglades. Turns out, it’s a new species...
In January 2019, a 38-foot, 30-ton whale washed up on Sandy Key in the Everglades. I happened to be camping at Flamingo, by chance, and ran over...
PASCAL’S STEM FAIR PROJECT COMPLETED BY FRIEND, WINNING FIRST
How do you honor a fallen friend?
For Aidan Austin, 15, an Upper Keys student and scout, the answer was to take over his friend Pascal Weisberger’s STEM...
CORAL SHORES SENIOR EARNS TOP FLORIDA SCHOLARSHIP
Coral Shores High School junior Gage Cooper has been selected as Monroe County School District’s Sunshine State Scholar for the 2020-21 school year. The program, sponsored by...
NOAA LOSES WEATHER DATA FROM 150 MARINE BUOYS
A burst pipe in Maryland has affected marine weather reports up and down the East Coast, reports Data Center Dynamics, and Key West commercial fisherman “Lobster Lee”...
NO GMO RELEASES — YET. TRIAL WILL START IN SIX LOCATIONS.
The Keys Weekly Newspapers checked in with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) to ask for an update on the Oxitec mosquito trial set to begin...
