Agence France-Presse: In a manmade lake in the Panama Canal sits an island whose compact jungle is teeming with researchers studying biodiversity and climate change -- a tropical outcrop hailed as vital for understanding the world's forests.
Barro Colorado Island is 15.6 square kilometers (six square miles), roughly four times the size of New York's Central Park.
Located in Gatun Lake, created in the early 20th century, it is run by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and currently boasts 350 scientific...