Airborne laser scans originally flown to measure Panama’s forest carbon have picked up faint geometric signatures beneath the ...

In Panama’s tropical forests, trees are quietly rewriting the rules of survival. Faced with longer, harsher dry spells, they are reallocating energy below ground, extending roots deeper into the soil ...

Time stands still in this village. Or does it? Parara Puru might be sheltered by the Panamanian rain forest, accessible only by dugout canoe from the Río Chagres, but the women who greet us as we ...

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), the Panama-based branch of the Smithsonian Institution, will offset its carbon dioxide emissions by working with an indigenous community to conserve ...

Rainforest in the Panama Canal Zone. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. As demonstrated by growing enthusiasm for conserving forests and the rise of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation ...

A few years ago, Mario Degaiza worked in construction in Panama City, where he learned Spanish and, for a while, was excited by the hustle and the bustle of urban life. But the 36-year-old Embera ...

Why are monkeys smart? Some say it is because they make mental maps for efficiently travelling through the forest canopy from one fruiting tree to the next. Kevin McLean, former fellow at the ...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's gourmet coffees fetch record prices for their prized flavors but the strong demand is convincing some growers to clear land illegally and plant in one of the country's ...