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Science at OTS  Section by Elizabeth Braker. OTS CEO. Why do large groups of harvestmen bob more frequently and longer than small groups? Aggregations of harvestmen (arachnids in order Opiolones) are often spotted on a branch or between tree buttresses in forests. When disturbed, these animals may begin to bob...

Guest Essay by Dr. Eugenio González, Director, The Soltis Center for Research and Education in Costa Rica, Texas A&M University.  Preface by Dr. Deedra McClearn, scientific advisor to OTS.  Research projects often expand in new and unanticipated ways. That has certainly been the case with the data rescue effort for...

Beyond Endangered: A New Look at the “Guayacán Real” By Orlando Jimenez. GIS OTS team. Some trees are impossible to overlook—not because of their size or color, but because of the feeling they leave behind.  During a walk with undergraduate students—part of a basic GIS workshop—we encountered one of those...

¿Le interesa la conservación y el ambiente a las comunidades urbanas?  Escrito por Jossy Esteban Calvo.  English version. Costa Rica ha sido, por varias décadas, un exponente mundial en la conservación de la biodiversidad y de áreas silvestres protegidas, sin embargo, a nuestras ciudades casi siempre debemos excluirlas de la ecuación. Omitirlas en el informe.  ¿Hemos dejado entonces, de...

De estudiante a Coordinador: una historia de transformación vivida en OET Escrito por Pablo Muñoz. Hace ya 8 años y 5 meses, mi profesora de ecología nos comentó a mí y a Georgia que la OET daba cursos de campo buenísimos. Ella fue una de las mejores profes que tuvimos,...

OTS Voices from the Field: How “Tracks & Trajectories” is Capturing the Heart of the OTS Experience  By Zingfa Wala, Host of “On the Trail of Science: Tracks & Trajectories”    Have you ever wondered what happens to OTS students after they return home from their OTS field experiences? What...