A Weapon For All Reasons
Does beauty beget weakness?
March 08, 2013
Male fiddler crabs’ large claws may look unwieldly, but a new study demonstrates that these large weapons are not only for show.
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An Evo-Devo Pioneer
Mary JaneWest-Eberhardretires
March 15, 2013
After a half century of pioneering research on evolutionary developmental biology and induction into the National Academy of Sciences, a long-time Smithsonian scientist retires.
Profile: Harilaos Lessios
Calibratingevolution
May 24, 2013
Veteran Smithsonian evolutionary biologist Haris Lessios has made major contributions to the understanding of how new marine species arose following separation by the Isthmus of Panama.
Tropical Dome Project
Solar domes simulate extreme futureclimate scenarios
June 14, 2017
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.
Maya Dog Mystery
First Evidence of Live-traded Dogs for Maya Ceremonies
March 21, 2018
At one of the oldest Maya sites, STRI staff archaeologist, Ashley Sharpe, discovered dog bones from the Guatemalan highlands deep within two pyramids.
The hard lives of larvae
From cold temps to heat stress and oxygen depletion, marine larvae overcome hazards on the way to adulthood
May 16, 2018
With multiple projects in both the Pacific and the Caribbean, the Collin Lab pieces together the complex life histories of marine invertebrates.
