Instituto Internacional de Dasonomía Tropical

Federal Forest Service appoints Dr. Grizelle Gonzalez director of the International Tropical Forestry Institute

Río Piedras, Puerto Rico (March 14, 2022) - The U.S. Forest Service announced the appointment of Puerto Rican scientist…

The secrets of the African tulip tree

Scientific name: Spathodea campanulta. Common name:African tulip tree Nickname: meaíto This article explains facts about…

Champions in decomposition, the microbes of El Yunque

Microbes are fundamental for helping nature to recover after a naural disaster such as a hurricane. To read the full article,…

Climate change research center will be established in Puerto Rico

The secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack, announced that a subregional center for climate change will be established in Puerto…

“POETIC SCIENCE”: artistic-scientific views on El Yunque

(Santurce, PUERTO RICO) - The Contemporary Art Museum of Puerto Rico (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico; MAC) and the…

Puerto Rican colonizers

Scientists have discovered new species of lichens in Puerto Rico. The original news story is in Spanish. To read the full text…

Debate over new paradigm in the ecology of invasive species

El paradigma tradicional de "ecología de invasiones" está en vías de revisarse ante nueva evidencia experimental. Un concepto…