Hawaii has very-large, 20-foot-plus great white sharks that come to visit the islands once a year, usually in the fall and early winter. … Many of these large sharks have GPS tracking units attached to their dorsal fins, and they travel once a year all the way to Hawai’i fromRead More →

Barbados: Sharks Rest assured that there are no sharks close to shore off Barbados and therefore no reports of any shark attacks. Some species of shark are caught out to sea by local fishermen. … If you go scuba diving you may see some small non-aggressive reef sharks. Which CaribbeanRead More →

Inflammatory diseases linked with a heightened risk of anxiety and depression. The often painful and stigmatising nature of chronic inflammatory disorders, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, can take a toll on people’s quality of life, ultimately leading to anxiety and depression. How does anxiety affect chronic pain? Those whoRead More →

Only Louisiana and Florida hold more wild alligators than Texas. Texas’ alligator population, which numbered just a few thousand when they were protected by state and federal laws in the late 1960s, has exploded over the past half-century. Where are alligators most common in Texas? American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) areRead More →