Health & Science

Thursday, August 24th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Discovery of a new species of Antarctic strawberry feather, a 20 tentacle creature

Researchers have discovered an otherworldly, 20-tentacled creature lurking in the freezing depths of the Antarctic Ocean. Resembling an alien or a Lovecraftian horror, the Antarctic strawberry feather star (Promachocrinus fragarius) is one of four new species of crinoids that scientists found at the bottom of the ocean, reports an article in Live Science.
Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 08:49 UTC
Sea lions in Necochea died of avian flu?

Argentine authorities are investigating whether the death of around 40 sea lions inside the port terminal of Necochea / Quequén was due to an outbreak of avian flu, it was reported Tuesday. A colony of about 400 sea lions is usually to be found there.
Monday, August 21st 2023 - 15:51 UTC
Exclusive images from Uruguay's heroic cruise ship rescue revealed

Almost two years after the documentary “Greg Mortimer: In Search of a Land of Solidarity” (Greg Mortimer: En busca de una tierra solidaria in Spanish) was premiered in cinemas, the former Health Minister of Uruguay, Daniel Salinas, shared some new pictures from the time when the country helped people on a cruise ship stuck due to COVID-19. He posted these pictures on his X account (which used to be called Twitter).
Monday, August 21st 2023 - 10:43 UTC
World scientists call for more research on the Southern Ocean and climate change

Three hundred scientists from 25 nations have met this week in the Antarctic gateway city of Hobart, Australia, for the first-ever international conference of the Southern Ocean Observing System, SOOS.
Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 09:28 UTC
Bird flu emergency suspended in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities Friday announced that the sanitary emergency decreed on Feb. 15 would be lifted for 60 days. Hence, the traditional Expo Prado fair starting in Montevideo on Sept. 8 will feature a poultry show, it was reported.
Friday, August 18th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Advances announced in pig kidneys transplanted to humans

Physicians at New York University's Langone Health Medical Center have managed to keep the kidney of a genetically modified pig to function in a patient's body for 32 consecutive days, it was reported this week.
Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 19:51 UTC
US approves consumption and sale of “cell-cultivated chicken”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is revolutionizing the meat industry, it has approved the sale of cell-cultured chicken in a landmark decision that clears the path for consumers to try it out themselves, the two startups that received the first approvals announced.
Tuesday, August 15th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
New Covid-19 subvariant detected in Argentina

Argentine health authorities have confirmed the detection in the South American country of the new Eris subvariant of the Covid-19 virus. The cases were confirmed in Cordoba and in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, it was reported. EG.5, a sublineage of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, has already been found in the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Bird flu detected in dead sea lions on Tierra del Fuego shores

Argentine authorities Friday confirmed the detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in sea lions found dead on the Tierra del Fuego shores.
Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 08:51 UTC
Number of kids vaccinated against Covid-19 going down in Brazil

According to a study released Friday, the number of Brazilian children aged between 6 months and 5 years old who have taken at least two doses of Covid-19 vaccine has gone down, Agencia Brasil reported.