This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the January 1955 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did originally. The Sago Palm, well-known to Bermudians, is a representative of the most primitive family of ...
Strolling along the beaches of Bermuda, during certain wind conditions especially, you're likely to find troves of what look like deflating bluish balloons. Large numbers of Portuguese men-of-war, or Physalia physalis, are dumped unceremo...
The coral reef is all around us: It serves as a water break so that our island isn’t pummelled with the full force of ocean waves. What’s more, it creates an enchanting underwater landscape that you can experience by snorkelling or SCUBA diving and i...
The Sargasso Sea is a distinctive region of the Atlantic Ocean, known for its calm waters, floating seaweed, and rich biodiversity. Unlike most seas, which are bounded by land, the Sargasso Sea is defined by ocean currents, making it the only sea wit...
Bermuda is a small island and many of us may find ourselves without any new places to explore. Worse still, even our dogs seem to be growing tired of walking the same routes and sniffing the same smells. With only 21 square miles it’s no wonder that ...
Each spring, Bermuda’s crystal-clear waters host a quiet phenomenon of epic scale: the migration of humpback whales. These marine giants, some longer than a school bus and weighing up to 40 tons, pass by our shores on their journey from the Caribbean...
