Missing helicopter caused scare yesterday
Email this page July 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Bell 206 helicopter carrying five passengers went missing yesterday, calling authorities into action. The helicopter departed from the Tobias Bolanos Airport…
Vacationers should be careful of riptide-producing swells on Costa Rica’s Pacific this weekend
Email this page July 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) If you are heading to the beach this weekend to celebrate the 4th of July or the mid-term school vacations, be cautious of…
Past decade hottest on record, warming pace fastest: UN
Email this page (AFP) – The 21st century’s first decade was the hottest on record, with temperatures rising at an unprecedented pace and weather extremes claiming over 370,000 lives, the…
Dr. Cory: Health hazards of processed meats ‘quite clear’
Email this page July 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The consumption of red and processed meats has been linked with heart disease, cancer and now Type 2 diabetes. A recent study by…
One in ten drivers found to be drunk so far this year
Email this page July 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Traffic Police have conducted 8,245 Breathalyzer tests so far this year, of which 1,005 were positive and 840 exceeded the legal limit and…
Costa Rica issues alert over dengue outbreak
Email this page (AFP) – Costa Rica on Tuesday declared a health alert due to a dengue fever outbreak which has claimed three lives and infected about 12,000 people so…
Scientists create ‘human liver’ from stem cells
Email this page (AFP) – Scientists in Japan said Wednesday they had grown human liver tissue from stem cells in a first that holds promise for alleviating the critical shortage…
Climate change could have impact on ocean food chain
Email this page Climate change may affect the evolution of bacteria at the base of the ocean’s food chain, selecting certain strains for survival, a U.S. study indicates. …
