Guano secrets
DNA in fringe-lipped bat poop reveals unexpected eating habits
October 26, 2020
The poop of Trachops cirrhosus revealed surprising results about its foraging abilities and prey preferences.
The poop of Trachops cirrhosus revealed surprising results about its foraging abilities and prey preferences.
By integrating machine-learning technology with high-resolution imaging, scientists are improving the taxonomic resolution of fossil pollen identifications and greatly enhancing the use of pollen data in ecological and evolutionary research.
Post-doc Jarrod Scott is an active contributor to anvi’o, a set of computational tools to visualize microbial communities.
The Agua Salud project’s new videos, narrated in Spanish and English by Panamanian actress Hilary Hughes, share the results of tropical reforestation and landscape restoration research pioneered in Panama.
How can science help to restore deforested land, reduce the risk of flooding and combat climate change? Find out in a virtual chat with Jefferson Hall, director of STRI’s Agua Salud Project, Katherine Sinacore, post-doctoral fellow and Edwin Garcia, master’s degree student, moderated by STRI Interim Director, Oris Sanjur and Associate Director for Communications Linette Dutari.
Scientists, students and communicators from Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Spain will spend twelve days on the high seas exploring the biodiversity of Panama’s Cordillera de Coiba seamounts.
Two weeks exploring the Cordillera de Coiba revealed clues about this unknown region.
Although these seaweeds are very popular among the Guna Yala community, it is no less true that their use is unknown to the public.
Explorations have revealed what remains of the roads and new data on their state of conservation, their route and its historical importance for Panama.
What role do civil society institutions play in achieving SDG 4?