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Video: Meet our Scientist–Mark Torchin tracks invasive marine species and their parasites in Panama

John Barrat — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:03:02 +0000

Video: Meet our Scientist–Mark Torchin tracks invasive marine species and their parasites in Panama
VIDEO: Meet our Scientist Rachel Page. She studies frog-eating bats, and other animals, in Panama
Video: Meet our scientist Meg Crofoot, primate researcher in Panama. Meg studies intergroup competition in white‐faced capuchin monkeys.

VIDEO: Meet our Scientist Rachel Page. She studies frog-eating bats, and other animals, in Panama

John Barrat — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:33:40 +0000

How photography has transformed the study of spiders and their webs

John Barrat — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:32:22 +0000

Video: The artistry of Tlingit weaving is practiced by a dedicated few including artists Teri Rofkar and Shelly Laws of Alaska

John Barrat — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:31:37 +0000

It takes a Tlingit artist up to 2,000 hours, or 83 days, to weave just one ceremonial robe. Not surprisingly, this art form is practiced by a dedicated few including Tlingit artists Teri Rofkar and Shelly Laws of Alaska. In their presentation for the Smithsonian Spotlight series hosted by the Arctic Studies Center at the Anchorage Museum, Rofkar and Laws discuss the methods and cultural significance of robes, spruce root baskets and more. For more information, go to http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/alaska.htm Related posts:

Members of the Human Origins Program team at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History describe why they love their job.

John Barrat — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:53:10 +0000

VIDEO: One-of-a-kind diplomatic gifts to the President in the Smithsonian’s Anthropology Department collections

John Barrat — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:49:53 +0000

Meet Our Scientist: Justin Touchon, Frog Follower at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama

John Barrat — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:52:07 +0000

Meet Smithsonian scientist Justin Touchon, a National Science Foundation (NSF) postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Justin's work focuses on developmental ecology and reproductive plasticity of the hourglass treefrog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus) and red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas). Justin and his advisor, Karen Warkentin, were the first to have witnessed the frogs laying eggs in water, in addition to doing so on land -- something with major implications for the evolutionary biology of similar creatures. Related posts:

Meet Our Scientist: Rachel Collin, an expert in the evolution and development of snails who is working in Panama

John Barrat — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:39:17 +0000

Lion cub summer school: Instead of learning their ABCs, the National Zoo’s lion cubs are learning behaviors that will help animal care staff evaluate their health.

John Barrat — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:44:51 +0000

School's nearly back in session, but the seven young lions at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have been working hard through the summer months! Instead of learning their ABCs, they're learning behaviors that help animal care staff evaluate their health, including opening their mouth, showing their paws, getting up on a bench and laying down in practice to receive a vaccination. We've been tracking their achievements—and adorable blunders—on camera. They're certainly earning their meatballs and we think you'll be impressed by their progress. According to their teachers, keepers Rebecca Stites and Kristen Clark, all seven lions earn the same grade for effort: A+ Related posts:

Meet Our Scientist: Matthew Carrano, curator of dinosauria at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

John Barrat — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:34:17 +0000