Smithsonian Voices

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Red Flags: I'm Not the Bug for You

Recent research conducted in Panama has revealed that the waving behavior exhibited by matador bugs, with their attractive hind-leg flags, are neither mating displays nor distraction tactics against predators, as previously thought.

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Following the Swarm: Making a Documentary Short Film In Panama’s Tropical Forest

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Rare Shark Spotted for the First Time in Panama’s Eastern Pacific

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Why Are There Suddenly So Many Bleached Corals Along the Caribbean Coast of Panama?

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A 17-Year Study Reveals How Dead Leaves Are a Tropical Forest Lifeline

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A 22 Million-Year-Old Mangrove Forest Was Discovered on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island

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Why the World Needs a Standard Measure for Counting Carbon

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

Dr. Ruth Bennett holding Summer Tanager

Drink Coffee, Eat Chocolate, Save Birds!

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A Turtle Time Capsule: DNA Found in Ancient Shell

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First global assessment of the sustainability of coral reef fisheries

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Gamboa Bat Nights: Bilingual Noches de Murciélagos along the Panama Canal

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Barro Colorado Island, One Hundred Years of Science and Discoveries

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Marine Fossils Unearth Story About Panama’s Deep Past

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The Key to Ocean Conservation May Lie with the Tropical Majority

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Bigger Is Better: Panama Expands MPA to Protect More Than 54 Percent of Its Oceans

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Have Antillean Manatees Crossed the Panama Canal into the Pacific?

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Does This Ring a Bell? Wild Bats Can Remember Sounds for Years

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A Yellow Submarine Explores the Depths of the Panamanian Pacific

Ricardo Moreno on the field

Can Humans and Jaguars Coexist? A Wildlife Biologist Uses Technology and Education to Reduce Conflict

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Harnessing the Wisdom of Indigenous Communities for Marine Conservation

Red Flags: I'm Not the Bug for You

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