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Climate change: causes, effects and predictions
Junio 30, 2023
Almost everything we do in some way contributes to climate change.
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Tipping point
Tropical forests may be approaching a critical high-temperature threshold, but there is still time to act
Agosto 23, 2023
A new study in Nature combining satellite thermal- and in situ warming data found that a percentage of tropical leaves are already reaching the temperatures at which they can no longer function.
GEO-Trees
A revolution in forest carbon verification
Noviembre 27, 2023
The new GEO-TREES initiative addresses the uncertainty of satellite estimates of forest carbon by creating a trustworthy global carbon verification system based on existing collaborations among scientists at forest research sites worldwide. Supported by the Bezos Earth Fund, all data will be available free, online.
Scientist
Martijn Slot
In my lab we try to understand how climate change affects tropical forests by studying how environmental factors influence the physiology and ecology of tropical trees and lianas. We are interested in identifying threshold temperatures for various aspects of plant performance, including carbon...
Forest unearthed
An extinct mangrove forest discovered on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island
Enero 30, 2024
A volcanic eruption 22 million years ago triggered a sediment flow that preserved a mangrove forest around what is now Barro Colorado Island, providing a better glimpse of the vegetation that existed in a highly changing area.
Measuring mangroves
Understanding Panama’s blue carbon stock
Mayo 09, 2024
Smithsonian researchers collaborated with stakeholders to share mangrove carbon accounting techniques and learn about their importance in mitigating climate change.
Relational science
Centering relationships between people and place: A critical step towards improving science's contributions to society
Junio 05, 2024
Marine conservation scientists advocate for a cultural shift in academia that fosters deeper connections with places of study and encourages collaboration with local communities to make science more equitable
Half a century
From aquarist to star inventor
Febrero 05, 2020
What started as a student summer job, became Anibal Velarde’s life’s work. Over fifty years later, he is still at the Smithsonian
Climate change winners
Is the world’s biggest vine on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island?
Julio 19, 2024
Long-term research at Barro Colorado Island Research Station and at many other locations show that there are more woody vines in tropical forests, but very little is known about them. They are difficult to measure and so are often overlooked. This research group measured the biggest vine they have found on the island—but is this the biggest liana in the world? The authors challenge others to come up with a bigger one.
Lokiceratops rangiformis
New, giant horned dinosaur discovered in the ancient swamps of Montana, United States
Junio 20, 2024
Joe Sertich, paleontologist from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Colorado State University, co-authored a new study naming a new species of dinosaur, which he says "pushes the envelope on bizarre ceratopsian headgear."
