AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublic Health: Costa Rica’s CCSS reports 5,901 vaping-related disorder visits in 2025, with 2,438 involving teens ages 10–19—while a nicotine/flavor regulation still won’t take effect until August 2027. Wildlife + AI Research: Emory researchers unveiled CapuchinAI, letting wild capuchins in Costa Rica’s Taboga Forest Reserve choose touchscreen tasks using AI facial recognition and automated rewards. Climate + Water Science: Monteverde’s cloud forest is drying from within despite heavy rain, as warming shifts cloud formation higher and reduces fog contact with canopy plants. Ecosystem Restoration: A long-running orange-peel “waste-to-forest” experiment in Guanacaste shows tree biomass jumping 176% after 15 years, after a Supreme Court fight froze the work for years. Connectivity Costs: A Broadband Genie study ranks the UK 46th for average mobile broadband data cost ($0.27 per 1GB), highlighting how pricing comparisons depend on caps and provider rules. Deep-Sea Discovery: Scientists described a new ghost shark species, Rhinochimaera costaricana, from deep waters off Costa Rica.
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