“Unnatural” Selection
Humans driveevolutionof conch size
March 21, 2014
Thousands of years of hunting has turned a substantial meal into a bite-sized snack.
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Reefs’ Little Helpers
Are tiny grazers thenew hope forCaribbean reefs?
January 05, 2017
Large numbers of small algae-grazing sea urchins and fish may take the place of larger grazers to prevent algae from overgrowing reefs, a new study shows.
Frog Toxins For Medicine
Saving frogs couldhelp save lives
January 23, 2017
As bacterial infections become more resistant to antibiotics, the toxins on the skin of frogs presents huge opportunity for new drug discovery.
A new coral menace
Dead zones may threatencoral 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.
More Fish Mean Healthier Reefs
Coral reefs grow faster and healthier when parrotfish are abundant
January 24, 2017
A new study points directly links healthy coral reefs to healthy populations of these brightly colored fishes.
Disappearing Frogs
It isn’t easy being captive
August 08, 2014
To save frogs from an extinction-causing fungus, Smithsonian scientists needed to innovate captive feeding and breeding techniques.
Fabulous frogs of Panama
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.
Declining reefs
What were Caribbean coral reefs like before humans?
September 29, 2017
Fossil reefs from around the Caribbean show how biologically rich these ecosystems once were — and provide goalposts for conservationists hoping to restore them.
Tracking nutrient blasts
How do natural and human-discharged nutrient pulses impact tropical marine ecosystems?
March 14, 2018
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.
The Rariphotic
Smithsonian Researchers Name New Ocean Zone
March 20, 2018
New ocean zone is home to many new species of reef fish
