The Gladiator Tree Frog
This post is the latest in the series Places, Experiences and Objects to Dream About, which profiles marvelous locations, unique life experiences and objects of interest to modern explorers that Kike...
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This post is the latest in the World of Dances series, which profiles ballet and dance photography in iconic, architectonically unique, culturally emblematic, rapidly vanishing landmarks or simply...
View ArticleWorld of Dances #19
This post is the latest in the World of Dances series, which profiles ballet and dance photography in iconic, architectonically unique, culturally emblematic, rapidly vanishing landmarks or simply...
View ArticleGetting Stung for Science in the Rain Forest
By Patrick Kennedy A rainforest stream in Panama. A major hunting ground for tropical wasps, as they comb the vegetation for caterpillars. (Photo by Patrick Kennedy) Today was a momentous day for me. I...
View ArticleUnder-the-Radar Environmental Stories for 2015: The Furtive Five
Clockwise, from upper left: The Mir diamond mine in Siberia (credit: Wikimedia-Staselnik); Volcanic island in Cocibolca Lake (credit: Aaron Escobar); Amazon deforestation (credit: NASA); Tehran smog...
View ArticleThe Gladiator Tree Frog
This post is the latest in the series Places, Experiences and Objects to Dream About, which profiles marvelous locations, unique life experiences and objects of interest to modern explorers that Kike...
View ArticleWorld of Dances #7
This post is the latest in the World of Dances series, which profiles ballet and dance photography in iconic, architectonically unique, culturally emblematic, rapidly vanishing landmarks or simply...
View ArticleWorld of Dances #19
This post is the latest in the World of Dances series, which profiles ballet and dance photography in iconic, architectonically unique, culturally emblematic, rapidly vanishing landmarks or simply...
View ArticleGetting Stung for Science in the Rain Forest
By Patrick Kennedy A rainforest stream in Panama. A major hunting ground for tropical wasps, as they comb the vegetation for caterpillars. (Photo by Patrick Kennedy) Today was a momentous day for me. I...
View ArticleFlying Panama’s Underdogs
Flying Panama’s Underdogs How did GPS units, cameras and chance encounters on the streets of Bozeman Montana help indigenous people trying to protect their land in Panama? A band of trees along the...
View ArticleFlying Panama’s Underdogs
Flying Panama’s Underdogs How did GPS units, cameras and chance encounters on the streets of Bozeman Montana help indigenous people trying to protect their land in Panama? A band of trees along the...
View ArticleBarro Colorado, Island of Magic Diversity in the Middle of Panama Canal
Barro Colorado is a 4,000-acre island in the middle of the Panama Canal. Nearly six times the size of New York’s Central Park, the island is at the heart of a wildlife sanctuary that straddles...
View ArticleBarro Colorado, Island of Magic Diversity in the Middle of Panama Canal
Barro Colorado is a 4,000-acre island in the middle of the Panama Canal. Nearly six times the size of New York’s Central Park, the island is at the heart of a wildlife sanctuary that straddles...
View ArticleEnemies With Benefits: How Parasitic Ants Protect Their Hosts
What might be the best-titled research paper of the year comes to us courtesy of researchers at the University of Copenhagen, an investigation entitled “Chemically armed mercenary ants protect...
View ArticleEnemies With Benefits: How Parasitic Ants Protect Their Hosts
What might be the best-titled research paper of the year comes to us courtesy of researchers at the University of Copenhagen, an investigation entitled “Chemically armed mercenary ants protect...
View ArticleStriking Picture: Bats Hunt Frogs by Detecting Water Ripples
Male túngara frogs (Physalemus pustulosus) are the romantic type. Instead of roaming around looking for mates, these tiny Central and South American rain forest amphibians sit in puddles singing love...
View ArticleFebruary 2, 2014: Walking from Siberia to Australia, Prepping Putin’s $51...
Sochi, Russia underwent a $51 billion metamorphosis to create infrastructure and security to host the Winter Olympics. (photo by Thomas Dworzak/National Geographic) Every week, embark with host Boyd...
View ArticleExpedition Diaries: The Monteverde Cloud Forest
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Photo © KIKE CALVO This post is the first of Kike Calvo’s visual diary as a National Geographic Expert on the Lindblad Costa Rica-Panama Expedition aboard the National...
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