They have laboratories near Panama City in the Gamboa Rainforest Reserve —with an amphibian rescue center, insectaries, and an experimental greenhouse that tests tropical plant response to ...

But in the lowland rainforests of Panama, one species of towering tropical tree may have evolved to use this force of nature to its advantage. The tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera) may actually ...

In Panama’s dense lowland jungle, a tropical species called Dipteryx oleifera —known locally as almendro or the tonka bean ...

Panama is known for its incredible biodiversity and variety of ecosystems, which include tropical rainforests, cloud forests, and numerous islands distributed in both oceans. Thanks to the capacity of ...

The rainforest in Panama’s Barro Colorado Nature Monument is the perfect place to study whether some trees are immune to lightning. It’s home to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and ...

In this undated file photo, the rainforest is shown in Panama. STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images In a typical lightning strike in a tropical forest, the lightning attaches directly to a large-canopy tree ...

The town of Kalu Yala is an experiment in sustainable living in Panama. It's also a for-profit company preparing to raise Series A funding with a $12 million valuation. Founder Jimmy Stice tells ...

Almendro’ (Dipteryx oleifera), a tropical tree native to Panama’s rainforests, has stunned scientists with its surprising reaction to lightning: it thrives. While most trees might wither or ...