Male or female
How does an intersex bee behave?
Marzo 10, 2020
A collaborative effort at Barro Colorado island described the daily rhythm of a rare half male-half female bee
A collaborative effort at Barro Colorado island described the daily rhythm of a rare half male-half female bee
A scientific mission in the Panamanian jungle found some of the largest trees in the country
Edwin H. García started as a Bachelor student in Agua Salud 8 years ago. Now he leads a research project that will allow for estimating the value of native trees for reforestation and restoration
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.
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.
The strong relationship formed between two female adult vampire bats may have motivated one of the bats to adopt the other’s baby.
Annette Aiello has a natural history radar system that most of us lack. An observation of an insect exoskeleton on a potted plant may lead to the identification of a new insect species.
Deforestation scenarios show the importance of secondary forest for meeting Panama’s carbon goals.
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?
Animals in captivity may have trouble breeding, so to keep amphibian species from dying out, researchers are discovering new ways to help them reproduce.