PANAMA CITY-- Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the Caribbean Monday morning and is expected to become Tropical Storm Rafael Monday as it continues to organize and move near Jamaica, according to ...

Today may be Election Day, but Bay County residents are keeping a wary eye on Tropical Storm Rafael. The county still sits well outside of the National Hurricane Center's cone of uncertainty. The ...

Barro Colorado, a man-made island in the middle of the Panama Canal, is home to a research-rich outpost of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, a living, breathing, jungle-forest research ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - City officials with Panama City say they are preparing for a possible tropical disturbance. City leaders said they are monitoring the tropical disturbance in the ...

Research teams studying bats and birds gather in Panama’s Soberanía National Park to celebrate the launch of a long-term census of bats designed to complement the bird census, which will celebrate its ...

Teak, the most valuable species for tropical reforestation, often performs poorly in the acid soils of steeply sloping land in the tropics. As human population skyrockets and land becomes a scarce ...

Night and day, oil tankers, yachts and cargo ships stacked with shipping containers ply the 80-kilometer (50-mile) waterway through the jungles of Panama between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean: ...

While Panama is clearly located at the crux of Central and South America, it eats more like Colombia with lots of international influences. It has been a hub for Americans, both residents and visitors ...

Scientists confirm that native tree species performed very well in field trials and would be preferable to teak in the poor soils of the Panama Canal watershed. Teak, the most valuable species for ...