Canal grass
Smithsonian scientist clears up Panamanian urban legend
Noviembre 30, 2020
How did canal grass arrive in Panama? STRI staff scientist Kristin Saltonstall compared the DNA of sugar cane relatives from around the world to find out.
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Recognition
Richard Cooke joins International Council for Archaeozoology’s Committee of Honor
Febrero 03, 2021
STRI staff scientist Richard Cooke has been elected to the Committee of Honor of the International Council for Archaeozoology, of which he has been a member since 1993.
An ‘oral’ history
Archaeologists search for the origin of dental modification in Panama
Marzo 26, 2021
A new study asks when and how the Ngäbe indigenous group began to practice dental modification
Tropical Taxonomy
Like a cooking show with worms: Smithsonian videos teach Taxonomy of diverse Marine creatures
Abril 09, 2021
At the Smithsonian’s Bocas del Toro Research Station, in Panama, marine biologist Rachel Collin runs an educational program that recruits international experts to teach and create videos about how to collect, preserve and observe marine invertebrates, passing down their very specific knowledge to aspiring taxonomists.
Botanical detective
Microscopic wood analyses reveal source of cathedral altarpiece
Mayo 12, 2021
Timber anatomy studies help inform conservation and restoration decisions for historical monuments, and may provide previously unknown information about the artistic techniques or materials used in the past
A Pioneer
Panamanian botanist Mireya Correa retires from STRI
Junio 15, 2021
After more than half a century devoted to her scientific and teaching work, Professor Mireya Correa leaves behind an extensive legacy in Panamanian botany
Inclusive science
Women in science propose changes to discriminatory measures of scientific success
Junio 21, 2021
The scientists advocate shifting the current value system, which is biased against women and minorities, towards a more diverse and inclusive model of science
Hearing test for tropical bats
Hearing sensitivity of bats may explain their great diversity in tropical forests
Septiembre 08, 2021
A mobile hearing test determined that the hearing sensitivity of Neotropical bats is associated with the sounds generated by their prey, demonstrating how hearing ability may relate directly to niche differentiation.
Crabosaur
Unique dinosaur-era fossil bridges a gap in the evolution of crabs
Octubre 21, 2021
The oldest and most complete fossil crab ever discovered suggests that these animals ventured onto land at least 25 to 50 million years earlier than previously thought
Samuel Robles
Las rutas caribeñas de la cumbia panameña
Octubre 22, 2021
The Panamanian cumbia is the result of a complex process of cultural dialogue that was unified in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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