Health & Science

Saturday, September 22nd 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Argentina ready to launch a satellite to monitor natural disasters and soil moisture

Argentina is launching a new microwave imaging satellite to monitor natural disasters and soil moisture, in a long-term bid to bolster the farm sector, an industry that has historically been the backbone of the country’s economy.
Friday, September 21st 2018 - 12:52 UTC
Project to control invasive grass wins HackathonAGRO competition at Expo Prado agri-show in Uruguay

The British Embassy in Montevideo co-organized the third edition of HackathonAGRO which took place at Uruguay's main agriculture show, Expo Prado 2018 on 15-16 September.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:12 UTC
UK tests life-saving chemical detection robots and drones

A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by British troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
UK/Argentina hold antimicrobial resistance scientific seminar in Buenos Aires

Scientists from different British universities, Argentine researchers and representatives of the organizing agencies took part this week in Buenos Aires in a seminar organized jointly by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) from the UK, and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:29 UTC
Cancer burden rises to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths in 2018

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released on Wednesday the latest estimates on the global burden of cancer. The GLOBOCAN 2018 database, accessible online as part of the IARC Global Cancer Observatory, provides estimates of incidence and mortality in 185 countries for 36 types of cancer and for all cancer sites combined. An analysis of these results, published today in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, highlights the large geographical diversity in cancer occurrence and the variations in the magnitude and profile of the disease between and within world regions.
Saturday, September 8th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Award for new map of South Georgia and the “Shackleton Crossing”

British Antarctic Survey’s detailed map of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia featuring the epic “Shackleton Crossing” has won an award at the 2018 British Cartography Society Awards.
Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:34 UTC
India announces its first manned space mission to cost US$1.4bn

India announced it expected to spend less than 100 billion rupees (US$1.43 billion) on its first manned space mission to be launched by 2022, suggesting it is likely to be cheaper than similar projects by the United States and China.
Friday, August 24th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
Monsanto glyphosate weed killer could cost Bayer billions in damage lawsuits

United States agro-chemicals company Monsanto is facing a surge in lawsuits that may cost its new owners, Bayer, billions in damages. Monsanto manufactures glyphosate-based weed killers which some believe are carcinogenic. Last month it lost a US$ 289m court case that alleged its products Roundup and RangerPro had led to a Californian man's terminal cancer.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Measles cases hit record high in the European Region

Over 41 000 children and adults in the WHO European Region have been infected with measles in the first 6 months of 2018. The total number for this period far exceeds the 12-month totals reported for every other year this decade.
Monday, August 20th 2018 - 08:12 UTC
Pharaohs also loved cheese: 3.200 year old sample (with brucellosis) found at a tomb of Ptahmes

Aged cheeses might have an appeal but a 3,200-year-old sample of the popular dairy product found in Egypt may be just a little too old — and diseased — for even the most dedicated cheese connoisseurs.