Tropical forests may be approaching a critical high-temperature threshold, but there is still time to act
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.
Barro Colorado Island, 100 years of science and discoveries
Five Panamanian scientists share a glance at the experience of working in the tropical biologist’s dream, Barro Colorado Island.
Community Reforestation: Action-Based Participatory Science
Implementing reforestation projects to encourage forest protection and recovery.
Marine fossils unearth story about Panama’s deep past
New fossil mammals in Caribbean Panama suggest ongoing marine interchange during the final stages of formation of the isthmus.
Bezos Earth Fund grants $12 million to Smithsonian to support major forest carbon project
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.
A tropical perspective on marine conservation
Multidisciplinary researchers from the global tropics published a new paper suggesting that the key to ocean conservation may lie with the tropical majority.
Climate change: causes, effects and predictions
Almost everything we do in some way contributes to climate change.
Smithsonian honors STRI’s Joe Wright
Plant ecologist S. Joseph Wright received an award for his illustrious career at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, in Panama.
STRI special events, May 2023
Official inauguration of the BCI100, MUCI Exhibit Opening, Remembering Richard Cooke and more.
Friendly or Dangerous? All about spiders
Discover the fascinating world of spiders in Panama!
