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Montevideo, April 22nd 2025 - 04:12 UTC

Health & Science

  • Sunday, April 17th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

    Disease outbreak in UK among children: acute hepatitis of unknown etiology

    As of 8 April, further investigations across the United Kingdom have identified a total of 74 cases (including the 10 cases) fulfilling the case definition

    On 5 April 2022, the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) for the United Kingdom notified WHO of 10 cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in previously healthy young children (age range: 11 months to five-year-old) across central Scotland.

  • Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

    Brazilian scientists find new way to capture carbon from the atmosphere

    Well-managed soils are an effective way to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases

    According to a report published Friday by Agencia Brasil, a group of scientists from that country has found new techniques which could be of use in forest recovery and increase the capture of carbon from the atmosphere. April 15 was Brazil's National Soil Conservation Day.

  • Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 08:32 UTC

    Further boat crossings between Argentina and Paraguay to resume Monday

    Most services will have the same schedules as they did before the pandemic

    After more than two years during which they were stopped amid the numerous sanitary restrictions to fight the spread of COVID-19, boat crossings between Paraguay and Argentina are scheduled to resume Monday at various points.

  • Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 08:12 UTC

    Bolsonaro's supporters fared worse off throughout C19 crisis

    The new paper's findings were similar to others published in The Lancet,

    A local scientific study in Brazil has established that those areas where President Jair Bolsonaro had the most votes in his 2018 campaign were also the ones with higher COVID-19 mortality rates, it was reported Friday.

  • Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 06:48 UTC

    Chileans hesitant to remove facemasks outdoors

    Despite the Government's green light Thursday to remove facemasks in outdoor settings, Chileans have been reported to be afraid of taking the new step toward the old normal after more than two years of pandemic restrictions.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

    Endurance22 education programme

    Since the expedition was conceived, educational outreach was a key objective. The FMHT partnered with Reach the World, the US-based education organisation, and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) who have successfully connected with tens of thousands of children throughout the expedition via regular live stream interviews and material produced for classroom use.

  • Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

    No more PCR tests or vax cards to enter Chile

    Unvaccinated travelers will be allowed into the country but they might still be banned from certain activities, Cuadrado explained

    Chile has lifted the requirement to submit a negative PCR test or proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for foreigners wishing to enter the country, effective Thursday, it was announced.

  • Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

    Drones give HMS Protector the cutting edge to punch through polar ice

    Protector’s task is to update seafaring charts of Antarctic waters, deliver supplies and personnel to remote research stations, monitor wildlife and the environment

    Drone experts from Culdrose have given the Royal Navy’s Antarctic research ship ‘eyes in the sky’ to help Ice Patrol HMS Protector punch through the polar ice. Seventeen of the icebreaker’s crew are now qualified in operating drones from the deck of the ship, which has just completed her stint around the frozen continent for this season.

  • Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

    Argentina's Antarctic office looking for 2023 campaign scientists

    The call for applications is renewed every year, Ortúzar explained

    Argentina's National Antarctic Directorate (DNA) is looking for engineers and students of computer and electronic engineering to fill a dozen technical positions during the winter at the permanent bases Orcadas, Belgrano II, San Martín, Marambio, and Carlini in 2023.

  • Tuesday, April 12th 2022 - 23:32 UTC

    Argentine scientists plant sapling of Newton's tree to celebrate Researcher's Day

    April 10 was Doctor Bernardo Houssay's birthdate

    A sapling of Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree has been planted in Argentina's Science Park as part of the festivities marking the April 10 Researcher's Day held by the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), The National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), the Ministry of Science, and the Science Cultural Center.