Thesea dalioli
New soft coral species discovered in Coiba, Panama
October 04, 2018
Scientists named new blood-red species of octocoral in honor of philanthropist Ray Dalio.
Scientists named new blood-red species of octocoral in honor of philanthropist Ray Dalio.
For these four women, the Smithsonian Institute’s internship program represented an opportunity to explore their research questions in the field
The diverse community of students working in the Panamanian tropics learn from each other during STRI’s two-day fellowship symposium.
Frog researchers swabbed 205 amphibian species to better understand the ecology of their skin bacteria. Which environmental factors influence the makeup of their microbiomes?
At STRI, Jim Porter began the long-term ecological research that later became an important component of the winning documentary, Chasing Coral
Study Sheds New Light on Fundamental
Question in Evolutionary Biology
A compound produced by Panamanian frog skin bacteria could help resist fungal infections in amphibians and humans worldwide
The Smithsonian’s first marine lab on Panama’s Caribbean coast invites visitors and researchers to experience the diversity of marine ecosystems within a protected space.
These ghostly larvae float freely in seawater, while their parents live on the sea floor and usually go undetected. Genetic studies of larvae provide clues that there are more species to be discovered
Through sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow Jennifer Gil-Acevedo makes the world of microalgae accessible to all