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Costa Rica Dog Kennel Hit by Meteorite Sells at Christie’s

The Tico Times - February 24, 2022

Although you may not realize it, material from space is regularly falling from the sky. To such an extent that scientists estimate almost 50 tons a...

Costa Rica and carbon neutrality

October 23, 2021

Ancient footprints re-write humanity’s history in the Americas

September 24, 2021

Synthetic biology makes ecologists dream … and tremble

September 9, 2021

Some baby bats babble like human infants, scientists find in Costa Rica

August 20, 2021

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Bathing with vegetables: The Luffa gourd

The Tico Times - February 21, 2020

With a few deft carvings with a knife, you can have an incredibly satisfying and exfoliating sponge for your shower.

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Costa Rica hosting Math + X symposium with renowned researchers

The Tico Times - January 28, 2020

Costa Rica will welcome some of the world's top scientific minds when it hosts Math + X, a symposium organized by Rice University.

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Meteorite ‘of great scientific interest’ that landed in Costa Rica donated to Field Museum in Chicago

Alejandro Zúñiga - October 8, 2019

This is the first time that Costa Rican scientists have had the opportunity to observe and analyze a meteorite recovered in the country.

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Costa Rica Turtle Study Provides New Insights into ‘Arribadas’

The Tico Times - August 5, 2019

The findings suggest a "developmental difference between the eggs of arribada and non-arribada nesting females."

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Epic Games, UCreativa reach first-of-its kind partnership in Central America

Alejandro Zúñiga - May 30, 2019

Epic has been a leader in gaming and animation technologies for nearly 30 years. Their Unreal Engine powers popular games including Fortnite, Bioshock and Gears of War.

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