Sundance for Science
New nature documentary follows Smithsonian scientists underwater
Octubre 19, 2020
Deep reefs may represent one of the most diverse, underexplored ecosystems on the planet.
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Good News!
Recovery of the Juan Diaz mangroves
Octubre 22, 2021
Over the last 50 years, since 1972, Panama has lost almost 50% of its mangroves primarily due to urban expansion and the conversion of mangroves into agricultural land.
Fortuitous discovery
Accidental tree wound reveals novel symbiotic behavior
Enero 07, 2022
A group of high school students describe how Azteca alfari ants respond to damage to their host plant
Home Science
First “Virtual Gigante” is a success
Febrero 03, 2022
After being taught annually for three decades, the Smithsonian Introductory Field Life Sciences Course was suspended due to the pandemic, but it made a digital comeback in 2021.
Eyes in the Sky
Drones help solve tropical tree mortality mysteries
Febrero 09, 2022
Understanding when and where trees die in vast tropical forests is a challenging first step toward understanding carbon dynamics and climate change. Researchers explained variations in tree mortality over a five-year period by analyzing drone images of one of the most-studied tropical forests in the world, Barro Colorado Island in Panama.
Isolated gem
A bilingual book makes the unique biodiversity of Panama’s Escudo de Veraguas Island available to indigenous communities
Marzo 10, 2022
Botanist Alicia Ibañez hopes the book, which presents new data on the tiny island’s endemic flora and fauna in both Spanish and Ngäbere, will increase awareness of the importance of preserving its biodiversity.
High seas
The first scientific expedition to Panama’s unexplored Cordillera de Coiba sets sail
Abril 26, 2022
Scientists, students and communicators from Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Spain will spend twelve days on the high seas exploring the biodiversity of Panama’s Cordillera de Coiba seamounts.
Yellow submarine
An expedition to the depths of the ocean
Junio 07, 2022
Two weeks exploring the Cordillera de Coiba revealed clues about this unknown region.
Paths of yesterday
History and archeology of the transisthmian roads of Panama
Noviembre 21, 2022
Explorations have revealed what remains of the roads and new data on their state of conservation, their route and its historical importance for Panama.
Education Development
Education for Sustainable Development: more of the same or the same but different?
Febrero 28, 2023
What role do civil society institutions play in achieving SDG 4?
