Environment

A hidden shipwreck on the outer shores of Playa GuionesAsk most people whether they know of the shipwreck that sits a short way off the shoreline at Playa Guiones and the reply will very likely be negative. Although rarely...

In the midst of the preventive measures taken by governments in Latin America, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, animals such as cougars, foxes, dolphins, marsupials, opossums, wild boars, monkeys, ducks, turkeys, and birds have been seen on the beaches...

There are many events that happen in the astronomical cycle every year, with solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, asteroids, blue and red moons, etc.In this sense, astronomers announce that during the year 2020 we will have 13 full moons, including...

Despite the difficult situation that citizens around the world are experiencing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, today nature is reflecting a (temporary) environmental change that makes many animal species able to return into their original habitats. Various...

Specific actions to transform Costa Rican public transport using fleets from renewable energy received a strong boost. Regarding this, we highlight the incorporation of 12 buses -100% electric- which will be purchased by a large group of bus businessmen...

The Arenal Volcano, in La Fortuna de San Carlos, has been seen in previous weeks with a white smoke of gases, which captivates those who witness that natural spectacle. Weather conditions have been conducive for the steam column to...

Costa Rican scientist Alejandro Arce Rodríguez is one of the researchers at the Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany who has worked in search of signs of life on other moons and planets in the Solar System.How do they...

Costa Rica is home to approximately 5% of the planet's biodiversity. Due to its wide variety of habitats, it has a nature where 500,000 species

Acid rain is considered to be those precipitations with high concentrations of sulfuric and nitratic acid. It causes significant damage to vegetation and nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. A very important indirect effect is the impoverishment of certain essential nutrients so that...

The so-called “Silly bird” (Pájaro Bobo) belongs to the Momotidae bird family. In Costa Rica, this family has six species, all with beautiful and colorful plumage. However, the most widely distributed species in the country and most common to...