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Jamaica possessed superb growing conditions for sugar cane, and by 1513, Spanish farmers in Sevilla la Nueva tended fields bristling with the green stalks.

Sugar Masters in a New World

Sevilla la Nueva, the first European settlement in Jamaica, is home to the bittersweet story of the beginning of the Caribbean sugar trade

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Climate Change on Exhibit

The exhibit may shock, sadden or inspire you, or perhaps all three

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New Website Has the Scoop on Pterosaurs

The great thing about the Internet is that it makes it easy to find out about just about anything

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Velvet Elvis Lives!

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Bring on the Salty Sweets

The stinking passion flower (Passiflora foetida) is native to wet tropical areas in the West Indies and central South America.

Ten Plants That Put Meat on Their Plates

In addition to the well-known Venus flytrap, many other plant species feed on bugs or crustaceans

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Sushi At Home

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