A team of researchers described a new spider species of the genus Ixchela, found in a cloud forest in the department of Olancho, Honduras. With this discovery, Honduras becomes the Central American country with the greatest known diversity of this spider genus.
Every newly described species expands our knowledge of a region’s biodiversity and helps us better understand the ecosystems it inhabits. In Central America, where major gaps remain in the insect inventory, discoveries like this are especially valuable.
Every few years, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the United Kingdom, publishes a report summarizing the state of global knowledge on plants and fungi: their diversity, the threats they face, and the policies needed to protect them. The most recent edition, State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2026, brings together the work of more than 400 scientists from over 170 institutions in 40 countries.
Dr. Adriana Hernández-Santana, Associate Professor in the Agroindustry Department at Zamorano University, and Rocío Moncada, with support from the Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC), studied the sodium content of salty snacks (chips and seeds) sold in Honduran supermarkets, based on their nutrition labels, to determine how closely these products align with international sodium intake recommendations.
A team of researchers from Zamorano University's Agroindustry Department, with support from the Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC), studied a flaxseed-enriched horchata-style beverage that the same group had developed earlier. They wanted to know whether drinking it changes the fatty acids in the breast milk of women in the Honduran highlands. The study followed breastfeeding mothers from rural communities who drank the beverage every day for 30 days.
A team of Zamorano University researchers, with support from the Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC), developed a powdered horchata-style beverage enriched with flaxseed for breastfeeding women. The goal was to build a nutritional option around a traditional drink that people already know. The beverage provides essential fatty acids, which women often don't get enough of at this stage.
Zamorano presents the latest issue (Vol. 59, No. 1, 2026) of its scientific journal, *Ceiba*, featuring articles that address concrete challenges in the Latin American region from different perspectives, ranging from the use of agricultural waste to biodiversity conservation and food security.
Beans are one of the most important foods in the diets of Central America and Haiti. For decades, agricultural research programs have worked to develop improved varieties that are more resistant to pests, diseases, and climate change. However, ensuring that these varieties reach farmers does not automatically guarantee better harvests.
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is one of the most damaging pests affecting maize crops worldwide. Its control depends largely on natural enemies such as parasitoid wasps, fungi, and other beneficial insects. Compiling and continuously updating all available scientific knowledge about these natural allies is an enormous task, because the information is constantly published across a wide range of journals worldwide.
Chagas disease remains a public health concern in Central America. It is transmitted by insects known as triatomines, commonly referred to as “kissing bugs.” Despite the importance of the disease, significant knowledge gaps remain regarding which species of these insects are present in each country and which areas pose the greatest risk to rural communities.
English language teaching in Honduras faces particular challenges, including limited resources, high teacher turnover, and widely varying school environments. Through a collaborative autoethnographic exercise, two Honduran educators documented the practices they developed throughout their careers, drawing from their own classroom experiences to respond to these challenges.
A team of researchers from Zamorano implemented and evaluated an educational intervention for breastfeeding mothers and their babies in semi-rural communities in the municipality of San Antonio de Oriente, Francisco Morazán, Honduras. The purpose of the study was to determine whether access to appropriate nutritional information could lead to concrete improvements in the diets and health of mothers and children.
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