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Centering Relationships Between People and Place: A Critical Step Towards Improving Science's Contributions to Society

Marine conservation scientists advocate for a cultural shift in academia that fosters deeper connections with places of study and encourages collaboration with local communities to make science more relevant, equitable and meaningful.

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Archeologists Learn to Piece Together the Past

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Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter

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Indigenous Marine Scientist Studies Fish Feeding Evolution in Panama

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Harnessing the Wisdom of Indigenous Communities for Marine Conservation

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Red Flags: I'm Not the Bug for You

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Following the Swarm: Making a Documentary Short Film In Panama’s Tropical Forest

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Rare Shark Spotted for the First Time in Panama’s Eastern Pacific

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Why Are There Suddenly So Many Bleached Corals Along the Caribbean Coast of Panama?

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A 17-Year Study Reveals How Dead Leaves Are a Tropical Forest Lifeline

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A 22 Million-Year-Old Mangrove Forest Was Discovered on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island

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Why the World Needs a Standard Measure for Counting Carbon

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Extraordinary Fossil Find Reveals Details About the Weight and Diet of Extinct Saber-Toothed Marsupial

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Drink Coffee, Eat Chocolate, Save Birds!

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A Turtle Time Capsule: DNA Found in Ancient Shell

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First global assessment of the sustainability of coral reef fisheries

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Gamboa Bat Nights: Bilingual Noches de Murciélagos along the Panama Canal

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Barro Colorado Island, One Hundred Years of Science and Discoveries

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Marine Fossils Unearth Story About Panama’s Deep Past

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The Key to Ocean Conservation May Lie with the Tropical Majority

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