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Received — 8 June 2026 ⏭

Live Science
Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds 8 June 2026 at 17:54

Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds

8 June 2026 at 17:54

After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene involved in digesting starch.

Received — 31 May 2026 ⏭

The Guardian - Energy
The race for oil: will Jamaica be the next country to drill and what does that mean for its green pledges? 28 May 2026 at 13:00

The race for oil: will Jamaica be the next country to drill and what does that mean for its green pledges?

The Guardian - Energy

By: Sarah Johnson

28 May 2026 at 13:00

With early tests suggesting the presence of crude oil, the Caribbean island has begun to debate whether it could justify becoming a producer

Jamaica is closer than ever to drilling for oil. Tests on samples from the seabed off the Caribbean island’s south coast earlier this year identified hydrocarbons, which suggest the presence of crude oil below ground.

Jamaica imports all its fuel, which costs about $1.5-2bn (£1.1bn-1.5bn) annually, depending on global oil prices. It is a persistent drag on an economy that generated $4.3bn from tourism, its biggest earner, in 2024.