STRI special events, June 2025
STRI special events,
June 2025
STRI Unsung Heroes 2025, New book by Irene Kopelman, Celebrating Scientific Excellence, Science and Wonder at the Summit Botanical gardens and more.

Special
events
STRI special events,
June 2025
STRI Unsung Heroes 2025, New book by Irene Kopelman, Celebrating Scientific Excellence, Science and Wonder at the Summit Botanical gardens and more.
Special
events
Above the tropical forest canopy,
sensors capture the fluxes of gases
between the trees and the atmosphere
The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future as global temperatures rise.
By: Vanessa Crooks
Canopy Biology Long-term monitoring Forest Ecology Global Change Plant Physiology Soil Science Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Barro ColoradoThe forest
breathes
Drawing out the secrets
of coral reef resilience to
high ocean temperatures
Researchers compared DNA from corals and their symbiotic organisms from two sites along the Pacific coast of Panama to better understand how the different members of the coral holobiont influence their ability to tolerate temperature extremes.
By: Beth King
Marine Biology Conservation Biology Global Change Biodiversity Physical Monitoring Fisheries and Marine Conservation Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet NaosCoral
Art
Butterflies of Pipeline Road:
the new book that will make
you fall for the butterflies
of Panama
Butterflies of Pipeline Road is a concise and colorful field guide that brings together 120 of the most commonly observed butterflies from one of the most biodiverse trails in Panama: Pipeline Road.
By: Rosannette Quesada-Hidalgo
Taxonomy Biodiversity Entomology Zoology Sustaining a Biodiverse PlanetLet’s go
Butterfly
watching!
Archaeologists study the connections
between the deceased buried at
Cerro Juan Díaz, Panama
Individuals recovered at the archaeological site of Cerro Juan Díaz shed more light on how the local communities buried and honored their dead.
By: Vanessa Crooks
Anthropology Archaeology Life in Deep Time CTPA NaosBurial
traditions
Hungry bats: Listen up
Spix’s disc-winged bats shrieked when they were first shown mealworms, a new food for them. Were they alarmed, or were they communicating their excitement to their fellow bats?
By: Beth King
Animal Behavior Zoology Natural History Biodiversity Origins of Species and Societies GamboaFood calls
Best wishes for a happy
and healthy 2025!
Last year we celebrated 100 years of tropical biology research, a testament to the teamwork and commitment of the STRI team to science across national boundaries. This year will bring new challenges, but our dedication to the study of tropical forests and reefs will not waver.
Biodiversity Exploration Forest Ecology Natural History Conservation Biology Earl S. TupperHappy
New Year
STRI special events,
November-December 2024
BCI 100 Plant and Ecosystem Science volumes online, Q?Bus visits, STRI celebrates Panama and more.
Special
events
2023 Smithsonian Secretary Award, Family of tent-making bats sets up camp in the Tupper Plaza and more.
Special
Events
Tropical forests may be approaching a critical high-temperature threshold, but there is still time to act
A new study in Nature combining satellite thermal- and in situ warming data found that a percentage of tropical leaves are already reaching the temperatures at which they can no longer function.
Byline: Adapted from a Northern Arizona University (NAU) release.
Plant Physiology Global Change Canopy Biology Ecosystem Services Forest Ecology Sustaining a Biodiverse PlanetTipping
point