Cougars are graceful, elegant hunters, and they are everywhere. You could run the length of the western hemisphere and still ...

Costa Rica is a pioneering destination in sustainability, renowned for its dedication to green travel, with the preservation of the environment at the heart of its tourism strategy. Its latest ...

Cerro Chirripó, the country’s highest peak, is known as the “land of eternal waters” in the indigenous language Cabécar — and ...

Three new orchid species from the genus Pleurothallis have been discovered in the cloud forests of Costa Rica and western ...

Tourism sector faces competitiveness challenges Costa Rica’s tourism sector is witnessing modest growth despite significant ...

A recent fish kill on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast highlights the environmental cost of monoculture farming and pesticide use in banana, pineapple, and palm oil plantations.

Protecting trees might not seem like a public health strategy, but new research suggests it could be—especially in the ...

Dynamic monitoring of the vegetation and water conservation capacity in the study area and research on the responses of the water conservation functions of different biome types were conducted. The ...

A study finds small-scale tree cover in Costa Rica boosts biodiversity while limiting dangerous mosquito species.

Alien plants and animals have cost Europe over $1.5 trillion, study finds - UK alone suffered losses of over $1.3tn between ...

Costa Rica has traditionally been perceived as a bastion of security in crime-ravaged Central America. In recent years, however, the country has experienced record levels of violence, which ...

In a rather bizarre incident, a cat was found being used to smuggle drugs into prison in Costa Rica, the video of which surfaced and went viral on social media. The feline was taped to the body of the ...