Hungry rodents make good meals
Rainforest rodents risk their lives to eat
Enero 10, 2014
Late to bed or early to rise, a forest rodent’s increases its chances of demise.
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Unlucky túngaras
Risky ripples: frog’s love song may summon kiss of death
Enero 24, 2014
Things just got worse for male túngara frogs who beckon frog-eating bats with their mating calls. Now it appears that the ripples they make also attract hungry bats.
Origins of agriculture
Greenhouse “time machine” sheds light on corn domestication
Febrero 07, 2014
Lower atmospheric carbon and cooler temperatures may have contributed to the domestication of corn, a new study shows.
Reefs’ Little Helpers
Are tiny grazers thenew hope forCaribbean reefs?
Enero 05, 2017
Large numbers of small algae-grazing sea urchins and fish may take the place of larger grazers to prevent algae from overgrowing reefs, a new study shows.
A Weapon For All Reasons
Does beauty beget weakness?
Marzo 08, 2013
Male fiddler crabs’ large claws may look unwieldly, but a new study demonstrates that these large weapons are not only for show.
Profile: Donald Winsdor
What is merdigery?
Septiembre 28, 2012
Some beetles have a rather inventive, if unsavory, way of fending off predators.
Profile: Kristin Saltonstall
Fire fuels invasive grass
Octubre 19, 2012
Panama’s infamous canal grass rises from the ashes of fire much faster than trees, complicating reforestation efforts.
Tropical Dome Project
Solar domes simulate extreme futureclimate scenarios
Junio 14, 2017
How will tropical forests respond to a warmer climate with higher atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations? By growing plants in geodesic domes, Smithsonian scientist Klaus Winter is seeking answers.
Adjusting to climate change
Tropical dark respiration data tweak climate model
Septiembre 27, 2017
What do warmer nights mean for the release of carbon dioxide by tropical forests?
Learning from other species
Predators learn to identify prey from other predators
Marzo 21, 2018
It is much faster to learn to recognize a new prey item from a neighboring species, than to learn by trial and error.
