Global warming is not just an environmental concern: millions of children worldwide face unprecedented risks due to extreme temperatures.
According to a report by Save the Children, out of the 120 million children born in 2020, approximately 100 million are...
The National University of Avellaneda (UNDAV) is conducting a study on the capacity of industrial hemp to remove heavy metals in the soils and banks of the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin.
The project uses the technique of phytoremediation, which consists of using...
Argentina has been home to some of the largest dinosaurs that walked the Earth during the Mesozoic era, about 100 million years ago.
Iconic examples include the Patagotitan mayorum in Chubut and the Saltasaurus loricatus in Salta, both representatives of...
The rotation of the Earth is slowing down and that's no longer news. Since it was formed, 4.5 billion years ago, the movement has slowed down.
This implies that, in addition to progressively lengthening the days, the oxygen we breathe...
A recent study has revealed that certain Amazonian trees can function as natural sensors to track mercury contamination derived from illegal gold mining.
The Ficus insipida, a common tropical species in Latin America, has the ability to accumulate mercury in...
A team of Argentinian paleontologists has identified three new species of prehistoric birds in the Calingasta Valley, west of San Juan, providing key information about a vanished ecosystem.
The discovery, led by Conicet researchers and published in the journal Historical...
More than 50 species of parasites in fish were identified after analyzing 1,170 specimens of 21 species from eight reservoirs in the Brazilian Semiarid region, half of which are linked to the diversion system of the São Francisco River...
Researchers from the **University of Leicester** have discovered **fossil footprints** dating back over 160 million years, demonstrating that some **pterosaurs**, the large flying reptiles of the Mesozoic era, were also capable of **moving on land**.
The study, published in **Current...
In an effort to monitor the environmental quality of the Uruguay River, park rangers from the Islas y Canales Verdes Provincial Natural Park carried out a large-scale sampling.
This was done in coordination with specialists from the Autonomous University of...
A team of researchers has discovered a unique carnivorous caterpillar on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, nicknamed the "bone collector" for its strange behavior: it feeds on insects trapped in spider webs and decorates its body with their remains.
This...
