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Paula Span The New Old Age blog notes there is strong medical consensus that healthy, monogamous women over age 65 can safely stop getting Pap smears to screen for cervical cancer; S Amanda Caudill Scientists at Work blog details her research assessing mammal diversity in coffee farms in Costa Rica. (M)d

¤ Klinsmann Is Winless as United States Men Fall to Costa Rica
Jurgen Klinsmann’s second outing as coach of the United States men’s soccer team was also his first loss after an Aug. 10 tie with Mexico.

¤ Sketches From Costa Rica
During our stay in Costa Rica it seemed we met everything that swims, walks and flies.

¤ Nature’s Economist Calculates the Need for More Protection

Gretchen Daily is one of the pioneers in the growing worldwide effort to protect the environment by quantifying the value of “natural capital.”

¤ Gold Cup Fans Thrilled to Cheer the Visitors Near Home

Fans of Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala turned out in force for a Gold Cup doubleheader at New Meadowlands Stadium.

¤ Drug Wars Push Deeper into Central America

Aggressive crackdowns on criminal organizations in Mexico and Colombia have increasingly brought the powerful drug syndicates into Central America.

¤ Brooklyn Museum Hopes to Return Artifacts to Costa Rica

The Brooklyn Museum wants to return thousands of pre-Columbian artifacts to the National Museum of Costa Rica, which welcomes them but lacks the money for shipping.

¤ Alcatel-Lucent Is Penalized in Bribery Investigation
Alcatel-Lucent faced federal criminal and civil investigations into charges that it paid bribes.

¤ Insects That Can’t Beat Them, So They Scare Them

Researchers discovered moths and butterflies that display patterns mimicking those of predators.

¤ A Sleepy Costa Rican Town Gains in Popularity

In many ways, Playa Hermosa in Costa Rica remains a dusty beach town. But the arrival of luxury hotels has turned it into one of the most active and expensive second home markets in Central America.

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