Tucked away in the Talamanca mountains, a tiny, semi-translucent frog has lurked out of the sites of scientists from more than a century of field work.
A 24-year-old herpetologist from Michigan came to Costa Rica to do research at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve, and found several amphibians never before seen in the area.
Costa Rica has placed 23 municipalities under orange alert as months of below-normal rainfall linked to El Niño raise concerns over water supplies, agriculture and the approaching dry season.
C. Everett Koop, known for his tenure as U.S. surgeon general during the Reagan administration, was renowned for his pediatric surgery and attention to...