Whose shadow is safer?
September 27, 2017
A novel research project takes aim at the ageless question of what influences tropical seedling survival.
News
Archive
Solar domes simulate extreme future climate scenarios
June 14, 2017
How will tropical forests respond to a warmer climate with higher atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations? By growing plants in geodesic domes, Smithsonian scientist Klaus Winter is seeking answers.
Come meet some of Panama’s amazing and endangered frogs at our newest exhibit
June 14, 2017
As part of the Smithsonian’s program to save frogs from an extinction-causing disease, the Punta Culebra Nature Center offers an exclusive glimpse at some of the amphibians we and our partner institutions are trying to save.
Predation Is More Intense at Low Altitudes and Low Latitudes
May 18, 2017
Deployed from Greenland to Australia, caterpillar decoys were attacked the closer they were to sea level and the nearer they were to the tropics.
Monkey movements explained by forest structure in Panama
April 26, 2017
A tree-climbing research fellow created 3-D maps of monkey movements on Barro Colorado Island to better understand how forest disruptions by human activity can affect monkey mobility.
Galeta transformed into teacher-training campus
April 17, 2017
Smithsonian science in Panama reaches public school classrooms around the country thanks to hundreds of teachers who participate in training courses at STRI facilities.
Scientists tag humpback whales in Southeast Pacific
April 13, 2017
Satellite tracking technology reveals the massive ranges of breeding areas of humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean.
Dead zones may threaten coral reefs worldwide
March 20, 2017
A coral die-off in Panama was likely due to oxygen depletion instead of the usual culprits of warming, pollution, overfishing and acidification.
Panama’s endangered golden frog gets help with breeding in captivity
March 09, 2017
A pioneering hormonal treatment allows scientists to collect high-quality sperm samples from captive golden frogs. The breakthrough may help emblematic species and others like it to stave off extinction.
Lianas can suppress tree growth in young tropical forests for decades
February 24, 2017
Tropical reforestation projects need take into consideration “liana infestation” to maximize carbon sequestration, says the study’s lead author.
