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.
Two weeks exploring the Cordillera de Coiba revealed clues about this unknown region.
Megalodon could fully consume prey the size of today’s killer whales and then roam the seas without more food for two months.
Why do some male bats have sticky, odorous arms? The first clues only led to more questions. But now a new sleuth, Mariana Muñoz-Romo, described by a colleague as “probably the world’s expert on chemical communication in a bat species,” is on the case.
A discovery by a Smithsonian intern in Panama is published by the journal Science.
As winged mammals, baby bats learn to fly and stop drinking mothers’ milk during their transition from infants to flying juveniles. Bat researchers observed a new behavior. Mothers push pups away with their forearms, perhaps encouraging them to go explore the world on their own
Extraordinary underwater naturalists contribute unique fish photos to STRI’s Caribbean and Tropical Eastern Pacific Shorefish Apps
A Smithsonian emeritus scientist takes a field trip to some of Panama’s most important known marine fossil deposits for a quick lesson the age of the Ithsmus of Panama.
Genetic analyses helped identify a new cryptic species of the genus Squatina from the Western Atlantic Ocean.
At the 2023 Our Ocean Conference in Panama (Mar. 2-3), STRI and partners welcomed John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and representatives of civil society, philanthropy and science sectors to celebrate a regional initiative to protect the Tropical Eastern Pacific.
Satellite tracking technology reveals the massive ranges of breeding areas of humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean.