Learn about the eyelash palm-pitviper of Costa Rica, a vividly colored venomous snake with unique “eyelash” scales.

Costa Rica’s bare-necked umbrellabird and mangrove hummingbird face extinction, study warns. Learn about the threats and ...

Costa Rica's snakes are an integral part of the ecosystem, helping to control populations of rodents and other small animals. However, encounters with venomous species can be dangerous.

Renowned for its natural beauty and ecological preservation, Costa Rica is ramping up efforts to become a contender in global ...

The three new species, endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama, are each uniquely adapted and exhibit prolifications in different ways, such as forming long chains or bushy growths.

Bird-watching is an accessible hobby that can be done almost anywhere and Utah is full of a variety of bird habitats ...

Twin brothers, documentarians who grew up in Due West and attended Erskine College, explore how a native frog of Costa Rica’s ...

A red-capped manakin will moonwalk better than Michael Jackson in a lek of others when it wants to attract a female mate.

Costa Rica is a dream destination for bird lovers, and parrots are one of the most exciting groups to encounter. How can you ...

On the peak of Costa Rica’s tallest mountain, the land around “eternal waters” provide a home to a new species. Omar Zuñiga In Chirripó National Park, most of the year is marked by heavy ...

Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world in terms of species density, even though it covers just 0.03 per cent of Earth’s land surface.