Two organizations have teamed up to protect the endemic frog species, which is at risk due to loss of habitat and climate change. The particular song of the coquí enchants residents and visitors alike in Puerto Rico. The tree-frog species is endemic to the island and...
Junellie González and Wilbert Ruperto, who were impacted by the radio telescope which collapsed on Dec. 1, highlight its importance for the scientific world and the future representation of Latinos in science. Junellie González cannot describe in words what she felt...
The second-largest radio telescope in the world had been operating for more than half a century. ARECIBO, Puerto Rico—A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century completely...
The National Science Foundation said it’s too dangerous to keep operating the single dish radio telescope given the significant damage it recently sustained. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge...
More than 250 scientists around the world were using the telescope. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The giant, aging cables that support one of the world’s largest single-dish radio telescopes are slowly unraveling in the island, pushing an observatory renowned for its...