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The croc produced a foetus that was 99.9% genetically identical to herself at a zoo in Costa Rica

The first virgin birth by a crocodile has been reported by a reptile park in Costa Rica. An 18-year-old crocodile laid an egg containing a fully formed foetus, despite having been housed alone for 16 years and never mating. The Royal Society, in its journal Biology Letters, said this is…

Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet's Member, and Climate Affairs Envoy Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir made a telephone call on Friday to Arnoldo André-Tinoco, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica. During the phone call, the ministers discussed the bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Saudi…

Letters: Readers respond to George Monbiot’s article comparing a rich nation’s environmental failures and a poor one’s success

Why does a wealthy, powerful nation struggle while a small, much poorer one succeeds, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Sea-level rises caused by global warming could flood sea turtle nesting beaches in Australia, several Caribbean islands, Costa Rica and the US.

Costa Rica's president is promising to put more police in the streets and he wants legal changes to confront record-setting numbers of homicides that have shaken daily life in a country long known for peaceful stability

Costa Rica's president on Wednesday presented a set of security measures in response to surging crime rates in the Central American country, which is currently on track this year to beat 2022's record murder rate.

El Faro moves its headquarters to avoid ‘fabricated accusations’ after 25 years reporting on drug wars, crime and corruption