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Scientists Create Fake Eggs with GPS to Combat Illegal Turtle Trafficking in Costa Rica

InvestEggator is a fake turtle egg, printed in 3D and with a GPS inside that allows you to track the location. It is an initiative of Paso Pacífico, a Nicaraguan organization that aims to fight illegal trafficking and protect the...

GLOBE Costa Rica: Hands-on Science Research for Protection of our Planet

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the general public opportunities for contributing to data collection and the scientific process while better understanding ...

OECD Highlights Costa Rica’s Progress in Digital Transformation

Costa Rica stands out for democratizing the use of digital technologies and having Internet access figures of more than 74% of the population, much higher than the regional average, and digital transformation efforts, indicators that favor post-COVID recovery actions. This...

The Blue Moon and the ‘Invisible’ supermoon: The Astronomical Phenomena of October 2020

During this month of October 2020, the sky will give us a series of incredible astronomical phenomena, the great protagonist being the Moon with two unique shows of their kind, the Blue Moon and the 'invisible' Super Moon, in...

How to Become a Science Writer

So, you want to be a science writer? Great! Writing about science is an exciting and creative way to combine storytelling with curiosity. But how do you break into a specialized field like science writing? In this article, we'll...

Interview with Ed Lu of Leolabs: Costa Rican Aerospace Cluster Is Poised For Growth

This week we learn about the upcoming Leolab phased array radar station which will be built next year in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Ed Lu, one of Leolab’s founders and its VP of Strategic Projects has had a long and...

A Comet was Observed for the first time with its Aurora Borealis

Comet 67P / Churiumov-Gerasimenko has its own aurora borealis, as recorded by instruments of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Digital Euro Gets the Go-Ahead

The European Central Bank (ECB) reported today its preparation to issue a digital euro, to complement the current banknotes. For the member of the Executive Board of the ECB, Fabio Panetta, this measure would be applied when necessary. Major central...

The Space Station had to Maneuver to Avoid a Collision with Debris from a Rocket

The International Space Station (ISS) had to maneuver this past week to avoid a collision with debris from an old Japanese rocket, the third such maneuver this year, said NASA

Costa Rican University Professor Chosen to Fly in Latin American Suborbital Mission

LATCOSMOS was created  to allow Latin American professionals to be trained as payload specialists and fly suborbital space missions with the objective of operating science and engineering tests in microgravity and to be the first space missions fully crewed...
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Costa Rica to Have 28% Fewer School-Aged Children by 2033, Says OECD

Costa Rica is heading toward a demographic transformation that will have direct consequences for its educational system. The population...