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Special events September 2019

Thank you Valerie and Bill Anders, new staff scientist, Ocean’s Month, Agua Salud case study, NASA visits Barro Colorado, and more

September 30, 2019

Thank you Valerie and Bill Anders, new staff scientist, Ocean’s Month, Agua Salud case study, NASA visits Barro Colorado, and more

Dried fish

Traditional fisherfolk help uncover ancient fish preservation methods

September 27, 2019

Modern fish preparation techniques leave behind bone fragmentation patterns resembling those found among fish remains in archaeological sites, revealing the antiquity of traditional butchering methods

The positive side of fouling communities

The positive side of fouling communities

September 26, 2019

Encrusting organisms may be disliked by most people, but they’re helping explore marine conservation and biodiversity concerns

What’s lurking under the forest?

What’s lurking under the forest?

September 23, 2019

As part of her doctoral work, Heather Stewart is exploring what factors influence the marine sessile community growing on mangrove roots and what is driving the coral invasion of Bocas del Toro mangrove forests, a unique phenomenon

New artifacts

More gold, less Surfer's Ear

September 17, 2019

A bony growth among the remains of Paleoindians from the Gulf of Panama reflects changes in their cultural activities over time

Tackling intruders

Invaders are lunch for local marine species

September 10, 2019

Native predators could contribute to controlling the abundance and expansion of invasive species

Hot and breathless

Learning to live without oxygen

September 05, 2019

In Bocas del Toro’s Caribbean waters in Panama, a STRI postdoctoral fellow asks how marine life responds to low oxygen levels and higher temperatures in the ocean

Micro mighty

An invisible story is revealed through the senses

September 03, 2019

Through sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow Jennifer Gil-Acevedo makes the world of microalgae accessible to all

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STRI Commemorates Panama City’s 500th Anniversary, Jeremy Jackson Elected to NAS, Golden Frog Festival 2019 and more

August 30, 2019

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

Corn in Panama: 500 Years and More

August 16, 2019

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

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