Costa Rica
Costa Rica is Catholic by law, but the president is courting evangelicals
Costa Rica is the only country in the Western Hemisphere with a state religion. The religion is Catholicism. But what happens when a president is elected promising to lift evangelical voices to the fore?
‘This is not a peaceful country’: Violence and poverty soar in Costa Rica
Climate change is rapidly shifting Costa Rica’s sensitive ecosystems
Pandemic recovery will require much focus and attention, Dr. Atul Gawande says
Son of Conti: Ransomware tries its hand at politics
Bat pups babble and bat moms use baby talk, hinting at the evolution of human language
A researcher finds a remarkable link between how baby bats babble in monosyllables as they learn to speak in the same way that human infants do.
Paris agreement gets ‘new lease on life’ under Biden, climate advocates say
The US is the second-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. And because the climate crisis knows no borders, who sits in the White House matters everywhere.
IMF reassures COVID-19 support after hundreds of groups push back against belt-tightening measures
About 100 countries have asked the International Monetary Fund for emergency assistance during the pandemic.
‘The mother of all injustices is climate change,’ says former diplomat and climate change leader
Christiana Figueres, the founder of Global Optimism, believes that a determined, optimistic mindset is crucial in the struggle for climate justice.
Costa Rica is betting on 'staycations' to keep tourism afloat
Hoping to replace billions in lost revenue, Costa Rica is embarking on a marketing blitz geared toward locals.
Rainforests are 'worth more alive than dead,' according to science — and economics
Earth’s rainforests are astonishingly biodiverse ecosystems that can drive the climates of faraway continents, but they’re disappearing in the name of the kind of economic development that values rainforests more when logged, mined, or turned into farmland. A new book argues that the world’s rainforests are most valuable when kept intact.
Transplanting resilient corals may help them survive climate change
Warmer ocean temperatures, ocean acidification and poor water quality combine to make a toxic environment for most corals around the world. But some corals are actually thriving despite these challenges and scientists hope to propagate these resilient corals to give struggling reefs a leg up.
Violence drives increasing numbers of Nicaraguans to the US
With political violence a daily threat at home, Nicaraguans are fleeing to Costa Rica and, increasingly, the US.
The red cloak of 'The Handmaid's Tale' is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights
Author Margaret Atwood says “everyone seeing these groups of women know what they mean.”
An activist, an election and LGBTQ rights in Costa Rica
When an anti-LGBTQ candidate won the first round of presidential elections in Costa Rica, Vincenzo Bruno took to Facebook to denounce him.