Amphibian pharmaceuticals
Microbes may fight the epidemic driving some frog species to extinction
April 02, 2019
A compound produced by Panamanian frog skin bacteria could help resist fungal infections in amphibians and humans worldwide
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Platypus crab
Fossil crab reveals a new branch in the tree of life
April 25, 2019
By taking on characteristics from another, younger stage in its life-cycle, this fossil crab was probably able to adapt to new conditions.
Ancient corals
A time machine that explores the ocean’s past
May 15, 2019
By diving into the past lives of coral reefs, a historical ecologist may protect our present-day reefs from human impacts
A fishy past
The marine fossil explorer
June 13, 2019
The Panamanian scientist Carlos De Gracia discovered the largest known marlin fossil, helped improve the classification of these ancient species and now seeks to understand how the fish of millions of years ago reacted to changes in the ocean similar to those we are experiencing today
Sky islands
Flickering sky islands generate Andean biodiversity
June 19, 2019
Giving rise to the richest alpine flora in the world, interconnections between islands of Andean paramo vegetation flicker off and on as global temperatures rise and fall during the last million years
Leaf detective
Searching for clues among fossilized leaves
June 20, 2019
Analyzing the fossil vegetation from millions of years ago, Mónica Carvalho seeks to understand the environmental conditions that led to the evolution of Neotropical forests as we know them today.
Trapped in time
Unearthing the prehistoric plant species of Panama
July 04, 2019
Little is known about the early flora of the isthmus. The first Panamanian paleobotanist aims to change this
Exploring the unwanted
The positive side of fouling communities
September 26, 2019
Encrusting organisms may be disliked by most people, but they’re helping explore marine conservation and biodiversity concerns
Feedback
Microbes in warm soils released more carbon than those in cooler soils
October 08, 2019
Warming tropical soils could cause a 9 % increase in atmospheric CO2 this Century.
Pioneers
The universe of fungi that inhabit plants
December 12, 2019
How do microorganisms influence seed survival in the forest?
