Get our news on your inbox! x

Remember me Forgot password

MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, May 2nd 2026 - 05:01 UTC

Health & Science

  • Monday, December 16th 2024 - 20:57 UTC

    Brazil's STF launches AI writing tool

    “MARIA's objective is not to replace people, but to assist the work of the STF,” it was explained

    Starting Monday, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to write documents and produce images, videos, music, and audio. The Support Module for Writing with Artificial Intelligence has been named “MARIA” given its acronym in Portuguese.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 22:29 UTC

    Argentina now reportedly redlights RRS James Cook mission

    The Foreign Ministry's reported decision had negative repercussions within the Libertarian government of President Javier Milei

    Argentina's Foreign Ministry has been reported to have backtracked on the clearance previously given to the RRS James Cook to perform a scientific mission in the Argentine Sea. According to Buenos Aires' Clarín, Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Bustamante gave the order.

  • Friday, December 6th 2024 - 09:25 UTC

    Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust appoints first chief operating officer

    Lewendon holds academic credentials in archaeology and conservation from Warwick University and University College London and serves as vice-chair of The Emery Walker Trust

    The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) has announced the appointment of Elena Lewendon as its first Chief Operating Officer, marking a pivotal moment in the charity’s history. Lewendon, currently CEO of The Apsley Paper Trail, will assume her new role on January 1, 2025.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 08:49 UTC

    Argentina to charge non-resident aliens for medical care and college education

    “This is a country for those who come to build, not to destroy,” Adorni noted

    Argentina's Libertarian Government plans to reform the country's migration laws, including charging non-resident foreigners for medical attention and college tuition, among other initiatives, Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 06:11 UTC

    Patagonian Shelf Waters Abloo in austral spring, NASA Earth Observatory

    NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using PACE data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

    An austral spring 2024, a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentina painted the waters blue and green. Blooms are common in the region this time of year, but clouds often block the view from above.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 20:07 UTC

    New facilities opened at a Russian base in Antarctica

    Over 60 scientists set sail on an Antarctica expedition aboard the Russian icebreaker Akademik Tryoshnikov

    Russia's Vostok Base in Antarctica has opened a new winter complex, the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies (AARI) said in a statement: ”A new winter complex has been put into operation at the Vostok station in Central Antarctica (...) The new polar house will be used for the first time by the participants of the 70th Russian Antarctic expedition of the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies,” the document mentioned.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 09:40 UTC

    Brazil's Anatel gives nod to 5G nationwide

    Operators can start installing 5G technology but it will not be operational until 2029

    Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) and the Band Management Entity (EAF) announced that the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band, intended for 5G, had been “cleared” as of Monday, after the total removal of interference that prevented the activation of the signal in the 5,570 municipalities nationwide, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 22:14 UTC

    Paraguay confirms first dengue casualty this epidemiological season

    Paraguay is an endemic country for dengue fever, which circulates all year round

    Paraguayan authorities confirmed Monday the first casualty in this dengue epidemiological season spanning from September to mid-July: It was an adult male who died last week in the department of Guairá. Health Surveillance Director Andrea Ojeda admitted that this season started late (in November) compared to previous onsets.

  • Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:04 UTC

    Over 672,000 patients treated with medical cannabis in Brazil

    Turnover is expected to reach R$ 1 billion (R$ 166.66 million) by 2025

    According to a yearbook released last week by Kaya Mind, a company that promotes the benefits and business opportunities related to cannabis, over 672,000 patients had been given these treatments, which represented a 56% increase from last year, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Sunday, December 1st 2024 - 23:21 UTC

    Argentina authorize RRS James Cook research missions in the Southwestern Atlantic

    The RRS James Cook is a British Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

    The Argentine Federal Fisheries Council has agreed to grant authorization to Britain’s RRS James Cook belonging to the Natural Environment Research Council, NERC, to advance scientific research operations in Argentina’s EEZ, involving two main projects.