SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Nobel laureates warn budget cuts are 'cancelling' research 06-03-2024 22:31 Sixty-eight Nobel laureates urge President Javier Milei to restore budgets for science and technology that have been cut under his drive to slash public spending.
HEALTHCARE & SOCIETY Mosquito invasion hits Buenos Aires and its surroundings 20-02-2024 14:12 Experts warn influx of mosquitoes is expected to last several weeks and recommend protective measures; Buenos Aires Province government to provide free repellent to residents across territory.
Environment Studying the otherworldly sounds in Antarctic waters 16-02-2024 10:48 A Colombian scientific expedition to the Southern Ocean is researching underwater hums, pitches and echoes to better understand life in the deep.
CLIMATE CHANGE In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics 31-01-2024 14:26 The Antarctic ice sheet has been suffering for years from rising global temperatures, and scientists are investigating the impact of microplastics on this environment.
EDUCATION Alarming figures: 7 in 10 students don't reach basic levels in maths 06-12-2023 14:43 PISA 2022 2022 scholastic tests show five out of every 10 pupils in Argentina not meeting minimal levels in language and science; Seven out of every 10 students do not reach basic levels in maths, study shows.
Science & Nature Storms swell Iguazú waterfalls to near decade-high flow 31-10-2023 20:25 Heavy rains have swollen the famed Iguazú waterfalls, with the flow reaching gushing to 24.2 million litres per second – more than 16 times the falls' normal level.
BIRD FLU FEARS 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.