Magma stirs deep below the surface of the Earth, building pressure until at last it erupts with terrible power. But suppose ...

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

Conservation is close to Servidio’s heart. She is the vice president of the student organization Students for the Environment ...

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 ...

Volcanoes often give little warning before they erupt, but now scientists have discovered an unexpected early warning ...

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 ...

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

Animals can cause devastating damage too. Wild boars, for example, destroy crops, cornfields and vineyards, while mosquitoes ...

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

A once-abundant beetle that heralded Costa Rica’s rainy season is on the brink of extinction, raising alarms among scientists ...