Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

STRI special events,
June 2025

Human fishing reshaped Caribbean
reef food webs, 7000-year old
exposed fossilized reefs reveal

Túngara frog tadpoles that grew up in the city developed faster but ended up being smaller.

Above the tropical forest canopy,
sensors capture the fluxes of gases
between the trees and the atmosphere

Drawing out the secrets
of coral reef resilience to
high ocean temperatures