Penguins Marching Slowly Toward Recovery in Argentina, Experts Say
It's almost summertime in the Patagonia region of Argentina, and though the living isn't easy on its wind-scraped shores, threatened penguin colonies there are stabilizing, according to biologists.
View ArticlePenguins Caught in Oil Spill Saved by “Commando” Veterinarians
First dozens, then hundreds of Magellanic penguins started to wash ashore at Argentina's Cabo Virgenes Nature Reserve in Patagonia in early May.
View ArticleGiant Dinosaur Discovered in Argentina
Argentinean scientists have discovered gigantic neck, back, and tail bones from one of the largest dinosaurs ever to roam the Earth.
View ArticleClean Penguins Return to Sea
Dozens of freshly cleaned Magellanic penguins waddled into the ocean Monday to the applause of onlookers, the first batch of close to 200 goo-covered birds that were rescued and washed after an oil spill.
View ArticleKey stage to dengue fever replication found
The discovery that the dengue fever virus needs to bend into a circle in order to replicate suggests new ways to treat this and similar diseases, including West Nile virus and encephalitis, say...
View ArticleStudy: Crush Garlic Before Cooking To Get Health Benefits
A study conducted by Argentinean researchers suggests that crushing garlic before cooking is beneficial for health.
View ArticleUNESCO adds 23 new sites to global network of biosphere reserves
Remote cloud forests in Viet Nam, hundreds of atolls in Micronesia and mangroves in El Salvador are featured in the 23 ecosystems which were added today to a United Nations network set up to fight...
View ArticleAl Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al)...
View ArticleSkies to be swept for alien life
The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.
View ArticleSecretary Rice Honors International Women of Courage
In the first ceremony of its kind at the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice March 7 paid tribute to 10 women from around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and...
View ArticleWhale-Watching Report: Whales More Valuable Alive Than Dead
From origami whale campaigns to Mr. Splashy Pants, it's pretty obvious that those big, intelligent and lovable cetaceans are massively popular.
View ArticleArgentina: New Movement to Combat Poverty
A new movement formed by a host of political, social, labour and cultural organisations of Argentina launched an action plan Friday to reduce poverty and child mortality and to promote more equal...
View Article“Bizarre” New Dinosaur: Giant Raptor Found in Argentina
Scientists have discovered what they say is a completely unexpected new giant dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago in Argentina.
View ArticleRare Dolphins by the Hundreds Found in Bangladesh
The discovery of 6,000 rare dolphins in Bangladesh and new guidelines for marine wildlife viewing in the Pacific Islands are among the announcements made this week at the First International Conference...
View ArticleA pioneering solar energy project is using green technology to improve the...
A pioneering solar energy project is using green technology to improve the lives of isolated villagers living beyond the reach of power lines on Argentina's windswept Andean plains.
View ArticleArgentina protects its glaciers by law
Argentina enacted a new law that protects the country's glaciers , in a global context where climate change threatens the large bodies of ice and there are risks of different polluting activities.
View ArticleRescuing children from a trash dump
Elena Duron Miranda once witnessed children eating and collecting items from a trash dump in Bariloche, Argentina. Today, her nonprofit, PETISOS, helps keep about 200 children out of the dump and...
View ArticleIndigenous group and NGO establish crucial corridor in vanishing Atlantic Forest
Last month, three Guarani communities, the local Argentine government of Misiones, and the UK-based NGO World Land Trust forged an agreement to create a nature reserve connecting three protected areas...
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