by Melany Diaz | Jan 23, 2025 | Articles
In October 2024, Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health raised alarms about the accelerated decreasing lifespan of landfills in the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM). The GAM is home to half of the country’s population and relies on two landfills: the Uruka Environmental...
by Mariela Sáenz | Jan 20, 2025 | Articles
Almost 30 years ago, on national television, a heartwarming commercial was aired: chicks were getting off a bus and vehicles were stopping at a crosswalk to make way for them. The narrator reminded us that more than 600 thousand students were starting school in 1996....
by Jurgen Ureña | Dec 16, 2024 | Articles
In recent weeks, two Hollywood films that share certain ideas and interests have been shown in theaters around the world. They are the feature films Megalopolis and Gladiator II, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Ridley Scott, respectively, in which the Roman...
by Emma Tristán | Dec 16, 2024 | Articles
Many of us will remember, as if it were yesterday, the pungent smell that invaded the air during the dry season. It was the smell of decaying coffee pulp, emanating from polluted rivers. The wind brought us the bittersweet aroma, whether we liked it or not. It...
by Emma Tristán | Nov 28, 2024 | Articles
On the eve of next Black Friday, and less than a month before Christmas, who dares to stay at home when everything is half price? Why miss a unique opportunity to buy something new? This Friday the lines, the crowded stores, the downpours, or the cold fronts will not...
by Alise Rojas | Nov 28, 2024 | Articles
Although still little known to many, plasma is the state of matter that is most present in the universe. It was first identified by Sir William Crookes in 1879, was named by Irving Langmuir in 1920 and is considered the fourth state of matter. Plasma is an ionized...
