I still remember the day I was asked to teach thermodynamics to a class of third year engineering students. I was terrified because I hated the topic…

Bees have always shown what it means to live in a harmonious system of collaboration. These tiny insects are a testament that a team made up of…

Entry to all Costa Rican national parks is free for National Parks Day tomorrow. The holiday, celebrated every Aug. 24 since 1986, commemorates the creation of the…

Animal life in the Pacific coast area of Jacó turned around completely in 1998 with the arrival of Katja Bader. Spay and neuter campaigns, health checks, educational…

MAMIRAUÁ RESERVE, Brazil—A hoarse sound abruptly wakes visitors staying at a floating house that serves as a base for environmentalists on the Jaraua river in the Amazon…

The most recent environmental footprint assessment estimated that for humanity to meet its needs in 2018, we require 1.5 times of what Earth can currently supply. You…

Costa Rica will start a project to bring water to more than half a million people in the arid region of Guanacaste. The government announced the project…

Read last week's piece on Costa Rica's snakebite challenges here. How common is venomous snakebite inside the range of terciopelo? Interviews I’ve conducted since Aug. 2017 with…

J began to black out from the pain and loss of blood about an hour after the terciopelo bit him on his right foot. He was a…

See Part 1 of this series: Urban flocks (Part 1): 5 common birds of San José We continue this month with a look at five more birds that are…