News of science

Several sea lions on Atlantic coast die from suspected bird flu

30-08-2023 12:09 Animal health authorities in Argentina report death of more than 50 sea lions from suspected bird flu on the Atlantic coast, raising fears the virus could spread more easily among humans.

HEALTHCARE

In vaccination champ Brazil, many have stopped getting shots

11-07-2023 15:25 Two years after Brazil began emerging from its pandemic horror show thanks to a massive immunisation campaign, officials face a paradoxical predicament: vaccination rates have plunged, and not just for Covid-19, leaving millions exposed to once-eradicated diseases.

ENVIRONMENT

Study: Half world's largest lakes and reservoirs drying up

18-05-2023 17:16 More than half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are dwindling and placing humanity's future water security at risk, warns new study.

ENVIRONMENT

World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets

24-04-2023 10:40 In a forest in southern Chile, protected from fires and logging that decimated the species, a giant alerce tree has survived for thousands of years. Scientists see in its trunk a valuable record of how life adapts to the changes on the planet.

Science & Nature

'Patagotitan mayorum' – Massive dinosaur replica goes on display in London

31-03-2023 14:52 A cast of one of the largest dinosaurs ever to stride the Earth – titanosaur, named Patagotitan mayorum – goes on display in London on Friday.

CLIMATE CHANGE

United Nations issues urgent warning on climate

20-03-2023 18:31 UN estimates will cross the key 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit in about a decade

Alberto in the Antarctic

From Antarctica, President Fernández calls for ‘peace and prosperity’

22-02-2023 23:12 Peronist leader delivers national broadcast from Base Marambio to mark Argentine Antarctic Sovereignty Day, calling on nation and world to embrace “a tomorrow of peace and prosperity.”

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentine meat-packing heir wants to embed crops with animal DNA

24-01-2023 12:57 Newly listed Moolec Science SA is inserting pork and beef genes into soybeans and peas to create hybrid proteins that are both plant- and animal-based.

Science & Nature

Scientists worried by spate of Península Valdés whale deaths

05-10-2022 11:47 The death of at least 13 southern right whales in recent days in Patagonia has sparked concern among scientists, who think a micro-algae could be to blame.

JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE

NASA telescope reveals never-before-seen details, heralding new era of astronomy

13-07-2022 14:38 From its celestial perch almost one million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is giving humanity its deepest look ever into the farthest reaches of the universe.

ASTRONOMY & SPACE

Webb telescope reveals deepest image of early universe

12-07-2022 10:20 James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful to be placed in orbit, has revealed the clearest image to date of the early universe, going back 13 billion years.

Dino discovery

'Death shadow' dinosaur unearthed by palaeontologists in Argentina

04-05-2022 08:00 Argentine palaeontologists announce discovery of 'Maip macrothorax,' an apex-predator dinosaur and the largest megaraptor unearthed to date.

ENVIRONMENT

Chilean scientists study climate change at 'end of the world'

05-01-2022 17:20 Chilean scientists studying organisms in one of the most remote places on Earth are urging regional leaders to step up efforts to tackle climate change.

BLOOMBERG

Argentine woman whose HIV vanished gives hope for finding elusive cure

17-11-2021 15:50 Thirty-year-old mother from Esperanza, Santa Fe Province, has the clinical features of an HIV “elite controller” – meaning her infection has been undetectable for years.

SCIENCE & NATURE

In Patagonia, the early bird gets the truffle

04-11-2021 07:00 A new study shows that the ground-dwelling birds of Patagonia seek out and disperse truffles.

News of science

Several sea lions on Atlantic coast die from suspected bird flu

In vaccination champ Brazil, many have stopped getting shots

Study: Half world's largest lakes and reservoirs drying up

World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets

'Patagotitan mayorum' – Massive dinosaur replica goes on display in London

United Nations issues urgent warning on climate

From Antarctica, President Fernández calls for ‘peace and prosperity’

Argentine meat-packing heir wants to embed crops with animal DNA

Scientists worried by spate of Península Valdés whale deaths

NASA telescope reveals never-before-seen details, heralding new era of astronomy

Webb telescope reveals deepest image of early universe

'Death shadow' dinosaur unearthed by palaeontologists in Argentina

Chilean scientists study climate change at 'end of the world'

Argentine woman whose HIV vanished gives hope for finding elusive cure

In Patagonia, the early bird gets the truffle

Cumbia singer L-Gante released from jail after three months

Una encuesta del círculo rojo entusiasmó el voto empresario: le cerró el almuerzo a Massa y vetó a Milei

Crearon la calculadora de la dolarización: cuánto pasaría a valer tu sueldo

Una encuesta en PBA relega a Javier Milei al segundo lugar, sube a Massa y muestra una migración de votos de Bullrich

Los 5 recomendados de “La noche de los museos”: Serú Girán bajo las estrellas, K pop, ópera y más

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