Adjusting to climate change
Tropical dark respiration data tweak climate model
Septiembre 27, 2017
What do warmer nights mean for the release of carbon dioxide by tropical forests?
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Window to the past
How long has Central America been so biologically diverse?
Septiembre 28, 2017
20-million-year-old fossil seeds shed light on origins of plant biodiversity in Panama.
The Arbovirus Carriers
Tracking Aedes Mosquito Invasions in Panama
Abril 09, 2018
Mosquitoes in the genus Aedes, which can carry dangerous viruses causing yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika, invaded the crossroads of the Americas multiple times, by land and by sea.
Redefining Pristine
Modern marine oxygen-deficiency research inspires search for fossil record
Mayo 11, 2018
Smithsonian scientists who documented massive mortality of corals and reef organisms meticulously studied one of the apparent causes: oxygen deficiency. A Smithsonian paleobiologist asks if the recent fossil record shows signs of similar hypoxia events.
Ocean acidification and reefs
The glue that holds the coral reef together threatened by global change
Mayo 11, 2018
Rapid increases in ocean acidity puts crustose coralline algae in a growth predicament, research by a Smithsonian marine scientist shows.
Save the bees
Pollination guide aims to avert global pollination crisis
Mayo 21, 2018
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published a newly revised version of The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners, edited by STRI staff scientist, David Roubik. Its release this year coincides with the first World Bee Day, on May 20 and contributes to awareness of the importance of pollinators for food security and conservation and direct steps to save them.
Q?Bus
The Smithsonian takes to the streets in Panama
Junio 13, 2018
Designed to share a hands-on-science experience, the new, brightly-painted van will make it possible for kids and adults to participate in the excitement of the discovery process in cities and towns across Panama.
Mosquitoes and Mamallenas
Sweet desserts drive the search for disease-carrying mosquitoes
Julio 02, 2018
As researchers ask which disease-carrying mosquito species will rule Panama’s Azuero Penninsula (and perhaps the world), they discover culinary delights along the way.
Mosquito!
Research and Empowerment Transform Science Education in Panama and the World
Julio 16, 2018
Inspired by a universal call-to-action from the Interacademy Partnership (IAP) within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), in conjunction with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and other organizations, is bringing together a global team to design inclusive and equitable research-based science education.
Mosquito Road
Tracking the route of the mosquito
Agosto 03, 2018
Which mosquito species is likely to transmit the virus that causes the next epidemic? Join José Loaiza, Smithsonian research associate, senior scientist at Panama’s government research bureau, INDICASAT, and University of Panama professor, as he visits back yards and used-tire lots to find the answer.
