Origins of agriculture
Greenhouse “time machine” sheds light on corn domestication
Febrero 07, 2014
Lower atmospheric carbon and cooler temperatures may have contributed to the domestication of corn, a new study shows.
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A new coral menace
Dead zones may threatencoral reefs worldwide
Marzo 20, 2017
A coral die-off in Panama was likely due to oxygen depletion instead of the usual culprits of warming, pollution, overfishing and acidification.
Predators Are Real Lowlifes
Predation Is More Intense at Low Altitudes and Low Latitudes
Mayo 18, 2017
Deployed from Greenland to Australia, caterpillar decoys were attacked the closer they were to sea level and the nearer they were to the tropics.
Climate Change And Global Forests
What do millions of tree measurementssay about Climate Change?
Abril 04, 2014
The ecologist who leads ForestGEO’s ecosystems and climate initiative visits STRI and discusses her plans to tackle millions of tree measurements taken across the globe.
Field Science In Classrooms
Galeta transformedinto teacher-trainingcampus
Abril 17, 2017
Smithsonian science in Panama reaches public school classrooms around the country thanks to hundreds of teachers who participate in training courses at STRI facilities.
Fiddling With Climate Change
How could climate changeaffect fiddler crab reproduction?
Mayo 30, 2014
A new study raises questions about how a common beach creature will sustain its populations if temperature swings become greater in the future.
Profile: Karen Chan
How do larvae swimin a hot-tub world?
Julio 18, 2014
A visiting researcher uses a movie set studio to record how the larvae of sea urchins, starfish, shellfish and corals respond to conditions in a changing ocean.
Tropical Dome Project
Solar domes simulate extreme futureclimate scenarios
Junio 14, 2017
How will tropical forests respond to a warmer climate with higher atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations? By growing plants in geodesic domes, Smithsonian scientist Klaus Winter is seeking answers.
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?
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.
