Browsing: Colombia
A botanist from Colombia has been studying the origins of palms in her country and working with indigenous groups to…
A scientist from Ecuador is studying frogs covered in a potent neurotoxin — first found in puffer-fish — that could…
Researchers in Colombia have scanned the skins of aquatic snakes to figure out how sensillae, tiny sensor-like structures, could help…
A researcher and his team in Venezuela is helping save Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) by working with communities there.…
Niobium is a metal is found in items from phones to high-quality lenses — now a Colombian scientist is hoping…
A group of passionate lizard scientists have published a guide to the dozens of species of species of Anolis: small,…
Fruit giant Chiquita Banana paid off Colombian guerrillas 20 years ago. A jury just ordered it to pay $38 million to families of people they killed
Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia’s long civil war…
A limnologist in Colombia is tracing plastic pollution down to the microscopic level: looking at its impact on plankton in…
Researchers, including a biologist from Venezuela, have found what’s killing Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) in North America — which has…
‘Egregious’—designer who smuggled purses made of python and caiman sentenced to 18 months in prison
A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and…