What do we know about Darien's forests?
April 15, 2020
A scientific mission in the Panamanian jungle found some of the largest trees in the country
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Bocas dolphins may be more sociable while we shelter in place
April 13, 2020
A study of dolphin behavior in the presence of tourist boats informs conservation efforts.
Science and universal education for tackling climate change
March 25, 2020
The world economy is based on increased population and consumption, and education has an important impact on reducing this
Even fake illness affects relationships among vampire bats
March 12, 2020
How do social interactions change in the face of illness? As humans face potential global pandemics we look to nature for examples. Close observation of another highly social animal, the vampire bat, sheds light on how interactions change—or do not change—as individuals become sick.
How does an intersex bee behave?
March 10, 2020
A collaborative effort at Barro Colorado island described the daily rhythm of a rare half male-half female bee
Opportunities for Panamanian students at the Smithsonian
March 03, 2020
From field courses, to internships with scientists from the Institute, the diversity of academic programs for local students interested in science is extensive.
Agua Salud receives award, Smithsonian Secretary’s Distinguished Research Fellowship given to STRI fellow, Adalberto Gomez named Expert of the Year by BioMuseo, and more…
February 28, 2020
Agua Salud receives award, Smithsonian Secretary’s Distinguished Research Fellowship given to STRI fellow, Adalberto Gomez named Expert of the Year by BioMuseo, US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires visits STRI, Q?Rioso and Q?Bus updates, Summer Camp at Culebra and Paleobiology Symposium in Bologna.
Plenty of gloom with a dash of hope: Fossils reveal a lone reef in similar state to coral reefs before human impact
February 28, 2020
Fossil corals show what reefs were like before human impact and reveal a modern “bright spot” reef with apparent long-term resilience to deterioration caused by humans.
The little bus that takes science to schools
February 21, 2020
Kids explore everything from fossils to climate change when the Smithsonian’s Q?Bus arrives. Since 2018, the Q?Bus team has engaged more than 10,000 kids in 3rd to 10th grade classrooms in hands-on tropical biology.
Microplastics are new homes for microbes in the Caribbean
February 19, 2020
Only about 1% of marine plastic debris is recovered at the ocean’s surface, meaning the other 99% likely either sinks or is consumed by marine organisms
