Carbon oracle
Predicting uncertain futures for tropical landscapes
Enero 11, 2022
Deforestation scenarios show the importance of secondary forest for meeting Panama’s carbon goals.
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Palm pollinators
Not such evil Weevils
Mayo 26, 2021
Join Brazilian biologist, Bruno de Medeiros, as he explores mysterious trade-offs between plants and their pollinators and why they are important to the Brazilian economy and ecosystems.
Indigenous Reforestation
Seeking Win-Win solutions to combat climate change and improve livelihoods in Panama’s indigenous Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
Octubre 10, 2022
Can smart reforestation lessons from the Smithsonian’s Agua Salud Project in the Panama Canal watershed benefit Indigenous communities on deforested land in Western Panama?
Confined
Isolation led white-faced capuchin monkeys into the Stone Age
Julio 21, 2020
After 14 thousand years of living in confinement and without the threat of predators, the white-faced capuchin monkeys on the Coiba National Park islands have begun to exhibit behaviors that have not been recorded in the mainland populations. For example, they are highly terrestrial and have learned to use stones as tools. Listen to doctoral student in animal behavior and former STRI fellow, Claudio Monteza, tell us this story.
Tiny Tool
Modern pollen as a tool for paleoecological research (talk in Spanish)
Abril 25, 2023
Each plant produces a particular type of pollen, which means that it has unique characteristics that can be used to identify the species to which it belongs.
Carbon verification
Bezos Earth Fund grants $12 million to Smithsonian to support major forest carbon project
Julio 06, 2023
A generous grant to support international partnerships and training will enable GEO-TREES to offer the free, online data needed to verify the amount of carbon stored in complex forests worldwide, in real time.
Redefining sexual dimorphism
Is odor the secret to bats’ sex appeal?
Enero 29, 2021
A literature review revealed that odor-producing glands and tissues in bats may play a prominent role in mating behavior
Risky Business
Courtship movements put katydids in danger
Abril 30, 2020
Females may also be prone to predation as they move toward a mating call
Bird Friendly
Drink Coffee, Eat Chocolate, Save Birds!
Septiembre 29, 2023
The Smithsonian Bird Friendly coffee and cocoa certification program just opened its new Latin American office at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, making it easier for regional coffee and chocolate industries to join the global movement to produce sustainable coffee and chocolate.
Scientist
David Roubik
I’ve gotten used to performing long-term studies, and shorter-term field experiments, but most of all try to mix and match what is both interesting and useful. Many studies have come to fruition, and those I continue to expand consider 1) ecology and taxonomy of stingless bees and orchid bees, 2...
