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

The Tico Times - February 24, 2022

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

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Synthetic biology makes ecologists dream … and tremble

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

Eric Smith - October 23, 2021

The year 2021 has seen climate change and carbon neutrality issues rise to the forefront of global consciousness. From the wildfires of the western United...

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

AFP - September 24, 2021

The footprints were left in mud on the banks of a long-since dried up lake, which is now part of a New Mexico desert.

Synthetic biology makes ecologists dream … and tremble

AFP - September 9, 2021

The film Jurassic Park (1993) made human beings dream of the possibility of resurrecting species.

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

AFP - August 20, 2021

The babbling of 20 baby bats was recorded in Costa Rica and Panama between 2015 and 2016

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.