Costa Rica

A view of the process on a montior as lab staff use a microscope stand and articulated hand controls to extract cells from 1-7 day old embryos that are then checked for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab in Hous

Why an international court struck down Costa Rica’s IVF ban

The World's host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Lynn Morgan, a medical anthropologist focused on Latin America, about Costa Rica's legal battles and religious debates about allowing access to IVF.

Why an international court struck down Costa Rica’s IVF ban
sanctuary

Costa Rica is Catholic by law, but the president is courting evangelicals

Costa Rica is Catholic by law, but the president is courting evangelicals
Rising poverty, unemployment, and inflation have plagued Costa Rica. Every few blocks, a person is passed out or sleeping on the street.

‘This is not a peaceful country’: Violence and poverty soar in Costa Rica

‘This is not a peaceful country’: Violence and poverty soar in Costa Rica
A tree in Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve.

Climate change is rapidly shifting Costa Rica’s sensitive ecosystems

Climate change is rapidly shifting Costa Rica’s sensitive ecosystems
COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023.

Pandemic recovery will require much focus and attention, Dr. Atul Gawande says

Pandemic recovery will require much focus and attention, Dr. Atul Gawande says
Costa Rica's president

Son of Conti: Ransomware tries its hand at politics

Dina Temple-Raston of the Click Here podcast spoke with Jorge Mora, Costa Rica’s former director of the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) and Mario Robles, the CEO and founder of White Jaguars, a Costa Rican cybersecurity company that helped the San José government respond to the ransomware attack on the country.

Son of Conti: Ransomware tries its hand at politics
A babbling pup produces distinct syllables, visualized in this composite image.

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.

Bat pups babble and bat moms use baby talk, hinting at the evolution of human language
In this file photo, then-Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the closing session of the US-China Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 16, 2015.

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.

Paris agreement gets ‘new lease on life’ under Biden, climate advocates say
Health workers instruct a woman before taking a swab for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test.

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. 

IMF reassures COVID-19 support after hundreds of groups push back against belt-tightening measures
A person holds a replica of a burning globe in the air with fake flames coming out of it.

‘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.

‘The mother of all injustices is climate change,’ says former diplomat and climate change leader
A view of a beach with some surfers

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.

Costa Rica is betting on 'staycations' to keep tourism afloat
Rainforest biotic pump

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.

Rainforests are 'worth more alive than dead,' according to science — and economics
Diver with corals

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.

Transplanting resilient corals may help them survive climate change
a nicarguan migrant woman and her daughter in mexico

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.

Violence drives increasing numbers of Nicaraguans to the US
Activists dressed up as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" are shown back lit from a low perspective.

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.”

The red cloak of 'The Handmaid's Tale' is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights