Oceanography
The largest whale shark population ever
Up to 420 whale sharks have gathered in an area of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), forming the world's largest whale shark population ever.
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Oceanography
The angels know how to count
The most popular tropical ornamental fish species not only possesses good appearance, but also has the ability to estimate and distinguish between one and three numbers.
Oceanography
Role of determining the sea temperature of dust
Recent warming trends in the Atlantic are mainly due to air dust reductions and volcanic eruptions in the past 30 years, according to new research.
Oceanography
Revealed many new phytoplankton
The survey of an international group in tropical waters between the eastern United States and the mid-Atlantic mountains has found between 10 and 20 new tiny species of…
Oceanography
Galeocerdo leopard shark cuvieri
The scientific name is Galeocerdo cuvieri living in tropical and subtropical waters. The average weight is about 1.4 tons and the average is about 8m. They are considere…
Oceanography
Nautilus pompilius - Nautilus pompilius
Under the seabed a few hundred meters deep in the tropics, tropical Asia has a primitive animal species, which is the British snail. It can freely regulate the gas distr…
Archeology
Finding frogs trapped in amber 99 million years
About 99 million years ago, tiny frogs moved in a humid tropical forest - and some were not lucky enough to stab into sap.
Archeology
The discovery of monkey fossils in North America 21 million years ago
Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), based in Panama, have discovered monkeys' fossils that lived in North America 21 million years ago.
Archeology
Unexpected fossil detection of marine reptiles has 4 nostrils
This marine reptile is also known as the fish lizard. The strange thing is that its very 'weird' nose, unlike any reptile ever.
Archeology
More evidence of the golden city
Archaeologists continue to discover new images of a place that could be Ciudad Blanca, the legendary gold city of South America.
Archeology
Found the oldest fossil monkey in America in Panama
An international team of archaeologists from the Smith Institute for Tropical Research (STRI) recently found the oldest monkey monkey fossil in the United States, dating…
Archeology
Reconstruction of giant reptiles at New York Museum
Thankfully this was not the snake alive. The prototype of the giant reptile is on display in New York to spread science to everyone.
Archeology
Fossilized turtle discovered 45 million years in Antarctica
Fossils of ancient turtles, living about 45 years ago, have been discovered by Argentine archaeologists ...
Archeology
Detecting high penguins like ... people
This is a giant red penguin species with a height of over 1.5m. However, this is just the fossil found and the scientists claim