First Evidence of Live-traded Dogs for Maya Ceremonies
At one of the oldest Maya sites, STRI staff archaeologist, Ashley Sharpe, discovered dog bones from the Guatemalan highlands deep within two pyramids.
Smithsonian Researchers Name New Ocean Zone
New ocean zone is home to many new species of reef fish
How do natural and human-discharged nutrient pulses impact tropical marine ecosystems?
Nutrient upwelling season in the Bay of Panama and water quality tests from 20 previously unmonitored rivers provide a Panamanian researcher with clues about how nutrient addition impacts coastal ecosystems.
Fast growth despite phosphorus limitation
Individual tree species, not forest communities, respond to changes in phosphorus levels.
Response to drought depends on forest age
Young forests adjust more readily.
What were Caribbean coral reefs like before humans?
Fossil reefs from around the Caribbean show how biologically rich these ecosystems once were — and provide goalposts for conservationists hoping to restore them.
How long has Central America been so biologically diverse?
20-million-year-old fossil seeds shed light on origins of plant biodiversity in Panama.
Tropical dark respiration data tweak climate model
What do warmer nights mean for the release of carbon dioxide by tropical forests?
Whose shadow is safer?
A novel research project takes aim at the ageless question of what influences tropical seedling survival.
Solar domes simulate extreme future climate scenarios
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.
