(Nature) Researchers in Panama suffered under a dictatorship and were overshadowed by the United States. Now the country is attempting a scientific renaissance. When Carmenza Spadafora Mejía left Panama in 1997, she walked away from a bloody history. In 1985, her brother Hugo had been decapitated by henchmen of the military dictator Manuel Noriega, after Hugo publicly … [Read more...]
Lost Frogs of Panama
(LostfrogsofPanama) What is it about frogs and popular culture? They seem to be a very fashionable small animal. Unlike insects or snakes, almost everybody likes frogs. It could be that there is not a natural aversion toward frogs because they will generally not bother you if you don’t bother them. Human’s evolutionary history does not include natural selection for … [Read more...]