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Categoría: SCIENCE

The tue cost of Argentina’s lithium rush

octubre 31, 2022 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

Lithium, a key mineral in the manufacturing of batteries powering electric vehicles, is found in abundance in northern Argentina, and…

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Posted in: ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, SCIENCE Filed under: Argentina, Indigenous people

Saving America’s largest dry forest

agosto 9, 2022 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

Argentina’s Gran Chaco has one of the highest deforestation rates in the continent. Now, local and international networks are working…

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Posted in: ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE Filed under: Argentina, Chaco, Conservación

The desired Argentine red shrimp and the uncertainty of its sustainability

junio 1, 2022 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

The red shrimp, Argentina’s most valuable fishery produce, generates record-breaking foreign exchange earnings from exports and genuine employment. But as…

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Posted in: ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE Filed under: Argentina, Conservación

Can fish farming be both profitable and sustainable?

enero 28, 2022 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

The Argentinean province of Tierra del Fuego in Patagonia became the first place in the world to prohibit open salmon…

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DNA mutations of howler monkeys could have saved them from yellow fever

septiembre 25, 2020 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

In 2007-2009, an outbreak of yellow fever decimated the local howler monkey populations of the province of Misiones. The Alouatta guariba…

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Argentinean scientists work from the United States to develop a rapid test of COVID-19

abril 28, 2020 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

In order to advance the development of a rapid test to detect the virus that causes COVID-19, CONICET researchers are…

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Scientists identify genetic cluster of illegally trafficked primates

marzo 26, 2020 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

A new study identified the genetic assignment of the population of primates of the species Alouatta caraya and determined from which of…

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An Argentinean primate is among the 25 world’s most endangered species

octubre 23, 2019 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

It is estimated that there are only 50 specimens of Alouatta guariba or red howler monkey, a species affected by…

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Scientists work on the development of peanut variety resistant to smut

julio 25, 2019 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

With more than 800 thousand tones sold abroad each year, Argentina is one of the leading exporters of peanuts in…

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River stingrays, a little known species

mayo 12, 2017 Cecilia Fernández Castañón Leave a comment

A new study determined that river stingray populations in Argentina have decreased due to fishing. In the mightiest rivers of…

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