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A new study documents large-scale ocean system changes that threaten the stability of marine ecosystems in the sea between Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Researchers from the global tropics offer a different perspective on marine conservation, by shifting the focus to the people in the tropical regions

CCFL Division 1 Rosenallis A 2 Abbeyleix Ath 2 By Mark Comerford ABBEYLEIX Athletic came from two goals down to rescue a point away to Rosenallis on Sunday…

Botanist Alicia Ibañez hopes the book, which presents new data on the tiny island’s endemic flora and fauna in both Spanish and Ngäbere, will increase awareness of the importance of preserving its biodiversity

March 31st, 2021, 11:30AM / BY Vanessa Crooks Illustration from the graphic novel Martina and the Bridge of Time by Aaron ODea and Ian Cooke Tapia. (Ian Cooke Tapia) Martina and the Bridge of Time, it is clear how much this project means to him and how much love and effort has been put into it. The graphic novel is an engaging, fun and colorful way to explore the history of the Isthmus of Panama, from the great biodiversity exchange between the continents to the first ...

Fighting conch with lime as prepared in Bocas del Toro, Panama. (Felix Rodriguez, STRI) The next time you eat seafood, think about the long-term effects. Will consistently eating the biggest fish or the biggest conch mean that only the smaller individuals will have a chance to reproduce? In Wonderland, Alice drank a potion to shrink herself. In nature, some animal species shrink to escape the attention of human hunters, a process that takes from decades to millennia. To begin to understand the ...

Credit: Elisabeth king and Ana Endara, STRI In Wonderland, Alice drank a potion to shrink herself. In nature, some animal species shrink to escape the attention of human hunters, a process that takes from decades to millennia. To begin to understand the genetics of shrinking, scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama successfully extracted DNA from marine shells. Their new technique will not only shed light on how animals from lizards to lemurs shrink, i...