A magnitude 5.1 quake struck near Golfito on Friday night, the strongest of four events above magnitude 4 recorded in Costa Rica's Southern Zone in roughly 32 hours.
A study built on specimens collected in Costa Rican waters has documented something never before recorded in the scientific literature — crabs living on...
Some important decisions arrive with headlines, prohibitions, and grand speeches. Others seem much more modest. Last week in Lisbon, we saw one of the...
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica early this morning, surprising residents there and in parts of the Central...
Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja volcano erupted yesterday sending a plume approximately 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) above its crater and bringing the number...
The University of Costa Rica has recommended that lawmakers reject a bill easing construction inside national parks, warning its wording reaches far beyond Route 32.
Monteverde remains one of Costa Rica’s wettest places, receiving more than 2,500 millimeters (98 inches) of rain a year. Yet scientists are finding signs...
Ocean temperatures along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast are running unusually high, with researchers recording water up to 2°C (3.6°F) warmer than normal in some...
One of 2026's largest arribadas began Friday at Ostional in Guanacaste, as thousands of olive ridley turtles came ashore to nest. Counts are still pending.
A damaged fiber-optic connection caused long lines, delayed flights and widespread system failures at Juan Santamaría International Airport yesterday. The disruption began after a...
Costa Rica's public hospitals have treated nearly 10,000 gunshot emergencies since 2020, showing how the rise in armed violence is affecting far more people...
