Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to fund clinical trials for ibogaine, a psychedelic compound. Advocates, including veterans, say it shows promise in treating PTSD, addiction, and traumatic ...

Kurt Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz surfing legend who later settled in Costa Rica, was killed Saturday during a home invasion in Limón province, authorities said. Police said intruders broke into his home, ...

IS BEING DESCRIBED AS MURDER.. THE RESULT OF A ROBBERY GONE BAD.. SANTA CRUZ SURFING LEGEND.. KURT VAN DYKE.. FOUND MURDERED ON VALENTINE'S DAY IN COSTA RICA.. FRIENDS AND FAMILY GOT THE NEWS FROM VAN ...

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The brother of a Californian surfer slain in Costa Rica has warned the killing is “more nefarious” than a random break-in. During an interview with The California Post on Monday morning, Peter Van ...

A California surfing legend has been brutally killed while his girlfriend was tied up and robbed at their Costa Rica home. Kurt Van Dyke, 66, who owned a hotel in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, was found ...

Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such find here in decades.

Ibogaine is one of several illicit drugs, such as LSD and psilocybin, being investigated for their potential to reshape mental health care. Here’s what to know. Ibogaine is a psychoactive compound ...

Samuel Rojas Fernández is a law school student at the University of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is often presented as a global model of environmental success. Almost all of its electricity comes from ...

Costa Ricans have elected conservative populist Laura Fernández as their next president, according to preliminary results, making her the latest right-leaning leader to win office in Latin America.