Panama
A New Opportunity at the Panama Canal
The ongoing expansion of the waterway has given Smithsonian researchers a chance to find new fossils
June 2012 |
By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
The Great Ballerina Was Not the Greatest Revolutionary
A 1959 failed coup of the Panamanian government had a shocking participant – the world-famous dancer Dame Margot Fonteyn
June 18, 2010 |
By Gregory Katz
How Sleepy Are Sloths and Other Lessons Learned
Smithsonian scientists use radio technology to track animals in an island jungle in the middle of the Panama Canal
February 03, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
A Coral Reef's Mass Spawning
Understanding how corals reproduce is critical to their survival; Smithsonian's Nancy Knowlton investigates the annual event
December 2009 |
By Megan Gambino
Panama Rises
The Central American nation, now celebrating its centennial, has come into its own since the United States ceded control of its vital waterway
March 2004 |
By Bob Cullen
