Health & Science

• Saturday, March 26th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Dutch researchers find microplastics in human blood

  

  A peer-reviewed study published this week in Environment International has reported traces of microplastics had been found in the human blood of 17 of the 22 volunteers, thus raising questions about the possible penetration of these particles into organs.

• Friday, March 25th 2022 - 22:01 UTC

  Mercosur health ministers agree sanitary measures need to be unified

  

  Health Ministers from all four Mercosur full member countries in addition to Chile's Thursday agreed during a meeting in Montevideo to work on unified sanitary requirements regarding COVID-19 for international travel.

• Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Strange living creatures found in Antarctica

  

  A team of geologists found a group of creatures in an area of Antarctica where life was deemed near to impossible, it was reported.

• Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Signy Research station 75th anniversary; RRS Sir David Attenborough visit

  

  This week RRS Sir David Attenborough visited South Georgia arriving at the upgraded wharf for the first time at King Edward Point marking a new chapter for polar science

• Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Third dose of vaccine mandatory to lead normal life in Peru

  

  Peruvian health authorities Wednesday announced the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be needed for people willing to enter public buildings and indoor private spaces effectively April 1.

• Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  South Georgia appoints new Director of Operations; Steve Winn has a long maritime experience

  

  Following a highly competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI announced the appointment of Steve Winn as our new Director of Operations.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 22:27 UTC

  New epidemiological scenario in restriction-free Europe

  

  World Health Organization Director for Europe Hans Kluge Tuesday pointed out during a press conference in Moldova that the epidemiological situation on the continent must still be monitored.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 21:58 UTC

  German family of 17 deported from Paraguay due to lack of COVID-19 vax

  

  Paraguayan authorities have deported a German family of 17 people who were all unvaccinated against COVID-19. They had sold all their assets to settle in the South American country, where other groups of European nationals have been reported to have migrated to avoid immunization mandates.

• Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  South Orkney Sunshine glacier shrunk one seventh in 20 years, HMS Protector confirms

  

  The Royal Navy’s polar research ship HMS Protector found an enormous Antarctic glacier vanishing at an alarming rate. The mighty Sunshine Glacier has shrunk by one-seventh in 20 years – an area the size of more than 130 football pitches has melted away.

• Friday, March 18th 2022 - 20:31 UTC

  Livent to increase lithium output in the Argentine province of Catamarca

  

  Business developer Elon Musk's Tesla has been eyeing Argentine lithium for its battery-powered cars, due to which suppliers intend to double down output at Catamarca, it was reported.