February 19, 2019
The diverse community of students working in the Panamanian tropics learn from each other during STRI’s two-day fellowship symposium.
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February 14, 2019
For many visiting researchers, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute becomes more than a job. It becomes your home and your primary social circle, so much that you sometime forget there is a world outside of work. But you would be remiss to skip out on all the opportunities beyond the STRI bubble. Here are 14 reasons to get out and go.
February 13, 2019
For these four women, the Smithsonian Institute’s internship program represented an opportunity to explore their research questions in the field
January 18, 2019
A small bump in the ear canal of skulls from burials near the Gulf of Panama, may indicate that ancient coastal residents dove in icy waters to recover pearls and valuable orange Spondylus shells.
November 07, 2018
Attacks on humpback whales may be on the rise, according to an analysis of scars on humpback whales published in Endangered Species Research.
September 24, 2018
An oft-cited publication said a pre-Colombian archaeological site in Panama showed signs of extreme violence. A new review of the evidence strongly suggests that the interpretation was wrong.
