News tagged with panama
Isthmus of Panama formed as result of plate tectonics
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (22) |
2
Contrary to previous evidence, a new University of Florida study shows the Isthmus of Panama was most likely formed by a Central American Peninsula colliding slowly with the South American continent through tectonic plate ...
First jaguar photo taken at Smithsonian Research Station in Panama
May 04, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Barro Colorado Island in Panama, home of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's premier tropical biology field station, has been described as the best-studied piece of tropical real estate in the western ...
Project launched to fight frog-killing fungus
May 11, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Researchers are heading to Central America to develop ways to fight a fungus blamed for the extinction of dozens of frog and amphibian species.
Venezuela reports first swine flu case
May 29, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Venezuela's health ministry is reporting the country's first swine flu case: a 22-year-old man who arrived on a flight from Panama earlier this week.
Catching a killer one spore at a time
Oct 19, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A 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—one of the deadliest ...
