Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute |

Acoustic
Mirroring

Can a bat catch prey on a mirror? A bat’s expert foraging skills revealed using a robot

Grand Teton

Smithsonian adds a Site in Wyoming’s Teton Mountains to global forest monitoring network

Fishing for
food security

Allowing coral reef fish stocks to recover could feed millions

Gentle
Voyagers

New study reveals cross-border movements and habitat use of endangered manatees in Central America

Special
events

STRI special events,
Oct.-Nov. 2025

Seminars & Events

Changing Whale Culture as a Factor in Human History: Whaling and Colonization in the Nineteenth-Century Tasman World

Tuesday, February 03 @ 4:00 pm

Ryan Jones, College of Art and Sciences, University of Oregon

Tupper Auditorium

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Speciation and adaptation in reef fishes

Tuesday, February 10 @ 4:00 pm

Oscar Puebla

Tupper Auditorium

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Job Opportunities

Marine Scientist Position