The Herpetology of Cuba
Cuba is often on our minds for geopolitical reasons, but the island nation has long fascinated students of flora and fauna…
Category: The Lens of the Past
Flowers with Deep Latin American Roots Bloom in Cambridge
The spiky jaws of the Deioaea Miscupula (Venus’ flytrap) leaves and the gaping, pouch-like bodies of theNepenthes sanguinea (Pitcher Plant) conjure up child hood tales of carnivorous…
Digitalizing Nature
Art historians, biologists, anthropologists, historians of science, Latin Americanists and fish experts aren’t known for frequent intersections in their academic life…
The Nature of the Tropical Nature
English + Español
Statements that Brazil has been blessed in terms of nature. Indeed, from our earliest childhood, we learn to identify our country through enthusiastic manifestations about the wonders…
Orchid Herbarium of Oakes Ames
Harvard’s Orchid Herbarium of Oakes Ames (AMES) contains about 131,000 specimens, in addition to a library of about 5,000 books, reprints, and journals. The herbarium also houses a…
The Nature of Tropical Nature
To a Brazilian, nothing sounds more familiar than statements that Brazil has been blessed in terms of nature. Indeed, from our earliest childhood, we learn to identify our country through…
