STRI Commemorates Panama City’s 500th Anniversary, Jeremy Jackson Elected to NAS, Golden Frog Festival 2019 and more
STRI Commemorates Panama City’s 500th Anniversary, Jeremy Jackson Elected to NAS, Golden Frog Festival 2019 and more
Corn in Panama: 500 Years and More
In commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of Panama City, a STRI exhibition celebrates the close relationship between Panamanians and corn, from its use by the first settlers of the isthmus to the present
A photographic guide to the wildlife of Panama’s old city
As Panama City celebrates it’s 500th birthday, STRI’s Steven Paton explores the biodiversity of Panama Viejo, an important historical and archaeological site
Bats use leaves as mirrors to find their prey in the dark
Bats can find motionless insects on leaves in the dark. This was thought to be impossible, because the acoustic camouflage provided by the leaves should confuse their echolocation system. Inga Geipel and colleagues discovered how they overcome this problem.
New BioMuseo exhibits, Staff awards, Gamboa Science Day… and more
New BioMuseo exhibits, Staff awards, Gamboa Science Day, R-Course, UCSB Smithsonian-Scholars Summer Program, Tropical Plant Ecophysiology Symposium, new book on park flora, Crocodile project honored by SENACYT, Oris Sanjur featured in book, new ORCID numbers, Children's Day at Punta Culebra and Tupper renovation project.
On the lookout for Paleopanamanians
STRI archaeologists believe the first inhabitants of the isthmus of Panama may be resting beneath an unexplored corner of the Azuero peninsula
Darien’s unusually high carbon stocks and tree diversity
Through a participatory forest-carbon monitoring project, scientists and indigenous technicians found that, even in disturbed areas, Darien forests maintained the same tree species richness and a disproportionately high capacity to sequester carbon
White-tailed deer were predominant in pre-Columbian Panama feasts
An analysis of deer remains in refuse piles at the Sitio Sierra archaeological site revealed signs of “feasting behavior” associated with this animal.
For the Love of Forests
Kristina Anderson-Teixeira receives the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her work on the effects of climate change on the worlds’ forests.
The bone whisperer
From understanding the origin of ancient diseases to correcting misinterpretations of archaeological evidence, STRI bioarchaeologist Nicole Smith-Guzman opens a window into the intricacies of pre-Columbian life in Panama
