News articles tagged with 'Panama'
Why are vines overtaking the American tropics?
— 14 Feb 2011 15:12 | BiologySleeping Beauty's kingdom was overgrown by vines when she fell into a deep sleep. Researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee received more…
Panama Canal, Panama City at risk of large earthquake, says new research
— 19 Nov 2010 12:17 | Geology and palaeontologyNew data suggest that the Limon and Pedro Miguel faults in Central Panama have ruptured both independently and in unison over the past 1400 years, indicating a significant seismic risk…
National Zoo and partners first to breed critically endangered tree frog
— 18 Nov 2010 11:30 | BiologyAs frogs around the world continue to disappear - many killed by a rapidly spreading disease called chytridiomycosis, which attacks the skin cells of amphibians - one critically endangered…
Smithsonian reports regional sea temperature rise and coral bleaching event in Western Caribbean
— 13 Oct 2010 14:59 | EnvironmentThe Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Bocas del Toro Research Station and Galeta Point Marine Laboratory are reporting an anomalous sea temperature rise and a major coral bleaching…
DNA barcoding reveals 5 undiscovered frog species among 30 wiped out by fungal epidemic in Panama
— 20 Jul 2010 12:35 | BiologyThe first before-and-after view of an amphibian die-off has just been published by scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and the University of…
Frog killer caught in the act
— 20 Jul 2010 11:41 | BiologyThe first before-and-after view of an amphibian die-off has just been published by scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama…
Two new frog species discovered in Panama's fungal war zone
— 27 May 2010 13:53 | BiologyTrying to stay ahead of a deadly disease that has wiped out more than 100 species, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute continue to discover new frog species in…
Extinct giant shark nursery discovered in Panama
— 18 May 2010 19:53 | Geology and palaeontologyThe six-foot-long babies of the world's biggest shark species, Carcharocles megalodon, frolicked in the warm shallow waters of an ancient shark nursery in what is now Panama, report…
Sand fly barcoding in Panama reveals Leishmania strain and its potential control
— 7 Apr 2010 11:02 | BiologyIn the first survey of sand flies in Panama to use genetic barcoding, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Gorgas Memorial Laboratories identified 20 sand fly…
Catching a killer one spore at a time
— 20 Oct 2009 12:11 | BiologyA workshop at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has dramatically improved the ability of conservationists and regulatory agencies to monitor the spread of chytridiomycosis…