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.
Global pandemic Covid-19 brings tourism, science to a halt on Galapagos Islands 28-04-2021 11:03 With the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, human activity on the Galapagos Islands ground almost to a halt, leaving giant tortoises, iguanas and other endemic species to themselves.
TRANS RIGHTS Brazil trans twins undergo gender confirmation surgery together 24-02-2021 11:14 Growing up as identical twins, Mayla and Sofia always did everything together, and their decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery is no exception. Now, they have made the transition they long dreamed of together, in what their doctor calls a first.
ENVIRONMENT Scientists reveal impact of climate change on Antarctic phytoplankton 18-02-2021 23:52 Argentine scientists reveal that rising temperatures and diminished salinity have altered phytoplankton in the Antarctic.
LIFE ON MARS? Touchdown: NASA's Perseverance rover ready to search for life on Mars 18-02-2021 23:22 After seven months in space, NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars, ready to embark on its mission to search for signs of past life.
DINO DISCOVERY New Patagonian dinosaur may be largest yet: scientists 21-01-2021 12:11 Scientists have unearthed massive, 98-million-year-old fossils in southwest Argentina they say may have belonged to the largest dinosaur ever discovered.
Coronavirus Pandemic Covid patient who took chlorine dioxide dies in hospital 15-01-2021 18:25 Outrage after judge compels private clinic to administer chlorine dioxide to 92-year-old coronavirus patient in a case medical doctors labelled "a scandal."
Coronavirus pandemic Argentine judge orders chlorine dioxide be given to Covid patient 11-01-2021 16:28 Outrage as judge compels private clinic to administer chlorine dioxide to a coronavirus patient in a case medical doctors have labelled "a scandal."
ENVIRONMENT Environmentalists, markets eye Argentina’s transgenic wheat askance 27-10-2020 14:33 Argentina became the first country to approve the growth and consumption of genetically modified drought-tolerant wheat earlier this month. Markets, healthcare professionals and environmental activists express concerns.
ENVIRONMENT World isn't meeting any biodiversity goals, UN report finds 15-09-2020 15:29 Countries are set to miss all of the targets they set themselves a decade ago to preserve nature and save Earth's vital biodiversity, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Global pandemic Antarctica is still free of Covid-19 – but can it stay that way? 13-09-2020 09:01 Antarctica remains the only continent without Covid-19 and a global effort is underway to make sure incoming visitors don't bring the virus with them.
Coronavirus pandemic Clinical trials of equine serum for Covid-19 patients begin 28-07-2020 15:21 Argentina this week started clinical tests on patients using a hyperimmune solution based on equine serum, a potential medicament for treating people with Covid-19.
Science & Nature Fly without flapping? Andean condors surf air 99 percent of time 14-07-2020 14:35 Condors found in Patagonia spend only 1% of their time aloft flapping their wings, a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds.
SCIENCE & NATURE Fossil of giant 70m year-old fish found in Patagonia 07-07-2020 01:52 Paleontologists find the remains of a predator fish that was more than six meters long near Lago Colhué Huapial in Chubut Province.
Legislative unity Lower house approves bipartisan project to promote blood plasma donation 26-06-2020 13:50 Tensions put aside as lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approve bipartisan bill to encourage donation of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from coronavirus.
Scientific breakthrough Researchers develop therapeutic serum to treat Covid-19 patients 18-06-2020 17:58 Argentine researchers have developed a serum that could help treat coronavirus patients, according to the government.
Periodismo puro / Interview Rifat Atun: 'The coronavirus pandemic has increased inequality' 11-06-2020 17:48 Dr Rifat Atun, professor of Global Health Systems at Harvard, tells Jorge Fontevecchia in an interview that it will "probably take around 10 to 12 months before a vaccine is available globally."
SCIENCE & NATURE Fossil of two million year old frog found in Argentina 08-06-2020 23:01 Paleontologists find fossilised remains of a rare species of frog that lived two million years ago.