Medicine
Costa Rica Readies Horse Antibodies for Trials as an Inexpensive COVID-19 Therapy
After neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture, scientists at the University of Costa Rica are proceeding with human testing
Stories by Debbie Ponchner
Public Health
Latin America Faces a Critical Moment in the Battle against COVID-19
A Pan American Health Organization public health expert shares his views on the outlook for the region, which has more than 1.5 million cases—and growing
Conservation
Panama Risks Becoming a Broken Link in an Intercontinental Wildlife Route
A survey of nine large mammals found fragmented habitats throughout the country, suggesting the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor is failing...
Evolution
Why Some Amazonian Societies Survived and Others Perished amid Pre-Columbian Droughts
Confronting climate change, cultures with intensive, specialized land use were vulnerable. Those that endured cultivated multiple crops and helped edible rainforest species prosper
Medicine
New Finding Advances the Search for a Universal Flu Vaccine
Antibodies to a portion of the influenza virus that varies relatively little from strain to strain may provide flu protection in humans
Public Health
Prior Dengue Infection Protects Children against Zika Symptoms
A Nicaraguan study supports the idea preexisting dengue immunity may affect susceptibility to Zika
Computing
How Many Manatees Are There? There’s an Algorithm for That
Biologists and computers scientists team up to create a census of animal populations
Biology
Rescuing Ancient Art from Microbes
An effort to develop new products to conserve a collection of lithographs has revealed two new species of fungi
Environment
Pineapple Waste Won't Be Wasted
Costa Rican scientists are extracting valuable materials from the peel and stubble of pineapples.
Engineering
“Sustainable Robots” Face Off at the World Robotic Olympiad
Some 2,500 youngsters from 66 countries brought to Costa Rica robots designed to solve sustainability challenges
Culture
Archeologists Restore Flooring That Adorned the Second Temple of Jerusalem
The finding gives a glimpse of the majestic detail of this long-lost edifice central to Jewish and Christian history
Health
MERS Outbreak in South Korea Will Taper Off, Experts Say
Two South Korean scientists say the virus does not seem highly contagious
Environment
Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica Erupts on a Historic Scale [Slide Show]
Images captured by photojournalists at La Naci ỏ n newspaper in Costa Rica show the impact of eruptions this week around Turrialba volcano, located about 50 kilometers from the nation’s capital city of San José...
Health
Spain Confirms First Ebola Transmission Outside of Africa
Health authorities in Spain have confirmed that a health worker at the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid, Spain has been infected with the Ebola virus.
