NASA confirms flowing water found on Mars, raising hopes for the potential for life
NASA announced on Monday that liquid saltwater exists on the surface of Mars - a discovery that scientists say indicates the "potential" for life on the planet.…
Rare supermoon eclipse will be visible in Costa Rica Sunday night, won’t be seen again until 2033
Sky gazers, get ready. A very rare celestial event will be visible in Costa Rica Sunday night, and it won't be seen again for the next 18 years.…
Sky “opened like the end of times” over Costa Rica capital (VIDEO)
The mysterious miracle of nature made people believe it was “the end of times.” The luminous spectacle, which coincided with the country’s Independence Day, lit the skies in different cities…
El Niño has Costa Rica’s snakes in a biting mood
Climate change might have a nasty bite. A new study on snakebite rates in Costa Rica has found that the bite rate shoots up during El Nino — at both…
Scientists are planning on bringing 30,000-year-old giant virus back to life
French scientists have recently discovered a 30,000-year-old giant virus kept frozen within the frigid landscapes of Siberia. The virus, which is one of four prehistoric microbes to be discovered in…
Global sea level rise is happening, and is going to get worse: NASA scientists
Sea levels worldwide have risen an average of nearly 3 inches (8 centimeters) since 1992, the result of warming waters and melting ice, a panel of NASA scientists said Wednesday.…
US scientists claim to have grown a complete human brain in a lab
Scientists have grown an almost fully formed human brain in a lab. The researchers said the brain could help in expanding our knowledge of neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s.…
Extremely rare octopus found only in Nicaragua stuns scientists
Panamanian biologist Arcadio Rodaniche first submitted a scientific description of a bizarre creature called the larger Pacific striped octopus in the 1980s. The animals, which he raised in a large…
