From top to bottom: a holistic assessment of a fragmented arboreal and terrestrial mammal community
Max Jones, Northwestern University
Barro Colorado Island
Max Jones, Northwestern University
Barro Colorado Island
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, travel hidden ocean highways.
$2M from the Bezos Earth Fund to help save 25 frog species through conservation, rewilding, and disease prevention efforts.
Through a course in dendrology, the study of the taxonomy of woody plants in the absence of flowers or fruits, two experts in forest diversity seek to leave a legacy of knowledge for future generations.
A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be something unusual among hummingbirds?
From sonic tomographies to global biodiversity negotiations, this journey through research, resilience, and connection reveals how even the smallest organisms can shape entire ecosystems and inspire lasting change.
To celebrate a century of scientific research in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a series of volumes will provide a record of the major contributions to plant and ecosystem science, animal science, and the physical environment for future generations of researchers.
Summer activities, SI Journeys visit, Temporary relocation of Bryde's whale from Galeta Marine Lab to Punta Culebra and more.
Bats are known to chew and spit out leaves, like humans chew and spit out tobacco or coca, but this is the first continuous recording of a bat eating entire leaves.
Spix’s disc-winged bats shrieked when they were first shown mealworms, a new food for them. Were they alarmed, or were they communicating their excitement to their fellow bats?