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Red-Eyed Treefrog Eggs Hatch a Plan to Escape Warming Temperatures

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) shows that red-eyed treefrog embryos hatch early when exposed to high ammonia levels — an environmental cue that it’s too hot and dry for the eggs to survive

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Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter

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Indigenous Marine Scientist Studies Fish Feeding Evolution in Panama

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Red Flags: I'm Not the Bug for You

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Extraordinary Fossil Find Reveals Details About the Weight and Diet of Extinct Saber-Toothed Marsupial

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A Turtle Time Capsule: DNA Found in Ancient Shell

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Marine Fossils Unearth Story About Panama’s Deep Past

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An Indigenous Language Book Presents the Unique Biodiversity of a Panamanian Island

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A Young Biologist Shares Her Love for Eight-Legged Creatures

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Accidental Slingshot Wound to a Tree Reveals Unexpected Ant Behavior

Clavelina puertosecensis, a species of tunicate, taken by Shih Wei, a student of the Tunicates course at the Bocas del Toro Research Station, in Panama. Experts teach courses and create instructional videos on how to collect, preserve and observe marine invertebrate groups. (Credit: STRI)

Like A Cooking Show With Worms: Smithsonian Videos Teach Tropical Taxonomy of Diverse Marine Creatures

Illustration from the graphic novel 'Martina and the Bridge of Time' by Aaron O'Dea and Ian Cooke Tapia. (Ian Cooke Tapia)

A Young Comic Book Heroine Travels Through Panama’s Deep History

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