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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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Jose Loaiza
Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission Risk
Octubre 22, 2020
Join Jose Loaiza, STRI Research Associate and Senior Scientist at Panama’s INDICASAT-AIP, for the latest information about the role of disease transmission by mosquitos in Panama.
Asymmetrical exchange
Unequal migration across the land-bridge millions of years ago
Octubre 06, 2020
The disproportionate extinction of South American mammals when the Americas collided is still evident today
One-two Punch
Sea urchins are stuck belly up in low-oxygen hot water
Diciembre 11, 2020
As oceans warm and become more acidic and oxygen-poor, Smithsonian researchers asked how marine life on a Caribbean coral reef copes with changing conditions.
Ricardo Moreno
Advances in scientific research and conservation of the jaguar in Panama
Enero 08, 2021
The seminar series via Zoom titled How did I get here? Scientific Stories is carried out thanks to the support of the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB). For the 6th seminar on January 2021, Smithsonian invited Ricardo Moreno, Director of the Yaguará Panama Foundation, STRI Associate Researcher and National Geographic Emerging Explorer with the talk entitled, Advances in scientific research and jaguar conservation in Panama.
Reducing uncertainty
Smithsonian scientists reduce uncertainty in forest carbon storage calculations
Enero 11, 2021
Helene Muller-Landau, staff scientist, was invited to write an authoritative review about carbon storage in forests. Her team combed through existing studies and came up with some novel conclusions of their own.
Steve Yanoviak
The ecological effects of lightning in a tropical forest
Marzo 02, 2021
Lightning is common in the tropics, but its ecological effects in tropical forests are poorly understood. Steve Yanoviak, STRI research associate and professor at the University of Louisville, will summarize the basic physics of lightning, how we study lightning in Panama and the importance of lightning as an agent of tropical tree mortality.
Mysterious living monuments
How will the biggest tropical trees respond to climate change?
Marzo 30, 2021
Scientists think that climate change may have greater impact the largest trees in tropical forests, and the death of these giants has a major impact on the forest, but because these monumental trees are few and far between, almost nothing is known about what causes them to die.
Martina and the Bridge of Time
A young comic book heroine travels through Panama’s deep history
Marzo 31, 2021
The new graphic novel tells the story of the Isthmus’ formation and evolution through the adventures of a young Panamanian girl.
Celebrate Earth Day 2021!
New bilingual videos feature tropical landscape management for a sustainable future
Abril 22, 2021
The Agua Salud project’s new videos, narrated in Spanish and English by Panamanian actress Hilary Hughes, share the results of tropical reforestation and landscape restoration research pioneered in Panama.
