Bird disappearances
Biodiversity loss despite a century of protection
Agosto 18, 2021
The Barro Colorado bird community has lost about a quarter of its species over time
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Special Feature
Scientists share lessons about the Anthropocene’s impact on tropical forests
Septiembre 28, 2021
Nine articles explore impacts of ancient human societies on tropical ecosystems, revealing the importance of incorporating the paleosciences, social sciences and Indigenous traditional knowledge to solve contemporary environmental challenges.
Aquatic microbes
Secondary forests restore fresh water sources in degraded landscapes
Noviembre 11, 2021
Analyses of microbial communities in streams across different land use types suggests that passive reforestation rapidly restores water quality in lowland tropical watersheds.
A Tale of Three Villages
Exploring the Lives of Ancient Panamanians. Seminar by Ashley Sharpe and Nicole Smith-Guzman
Noviembre 30, 2021
How did people survive in the tropics, hundreds and even thousands of years ago? Where did they live, and what did they eat? What diseases did they encounter? New methods allow archaeologists to reconstruct the individual lives of people in more detail than ever before. Listen to Smithsonian archaeologists Ashley Sharpe and Nicole Smith-Guzmán examine the lives and histories of three very different villages in ancient Panama.
Counting bees
Orchid bees show remarkable resistance to major climate events
Octubre 27, 2021
The longest continuous study of euglossines in the tropics found relatively stable populations of these wild bees over four decades.
Our History
Much more than a land bridge
Febrero 18, 2022
Panama's deep history has been the subject of much research over many decades. "Panama, much more than a land bridge" is the first book written in Spanish and from Panama dedicated exclusively to addressing the discoveries and analyses surrounding the archeology of this territory.
A rocky start
Unique agates on a Panamanian island reveal submarine volcanic activity
Mayo 05, 2022
Giant agates found in an island on the Pacific coast of Panama prompted a study on the area’s geology to answer the question of how the Isthmus evolved and became a bridge between two continents.
Sea gardens
New interactive map of indigenous fishing practices around the pacific rim
Abril 29, 2022
Dedicated to “the Ancestors who stewarded the ocean” an interactive story map created by the Pacific Sea Garden Collective reawakens traditional ways of harvesting food from the sea from Panama to Australia to the Pacific Northwest.
Cohabitation
Cozying up to the mangrove
Junio 15, 2022
Tropical coral species may have found an alternative habitat where they can thrive in the face of climate change.
Wanderlust
What are whale sharks up to?
Julio 01, 2022
Satellite-tracking of the largest fish in the ocean offered insight into their migratory and feeding behavior, but their breeding grounds are still a mystery.
