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CULTURE

Argentine Biotech Tests Drug for Beef-Linked Kidney Disease in Children

Inmunova's antibody drug INM004 is in a Phase 3 trial planned for 220 children and could become the first specific treatment for hemolytic uremic syndrome, a kidney disease Argentina has…

By The Ushuaia Times · 2 days ago

SCIENCE

Argentina Joins 16 Countries in US-Led Statement on AI in Science

The Kyoto Vision, led by the White House science office, is a joint declaration of principles, not a treaty, and its commitments are worded as aims.

By The Ushuaia Times · 2 days ago

CULTURE

Horror Film 'The Virgin of the Quarry Lake' Is Argentina's 2027 Oscar Entry

Laura Casabé's adaptation of two Mariana Enriquez stories beat films by Lucrecia Martel and Juan José Campanella for Argentina's International Feature slot.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 28, 2026

CULTURE

Southern Right Whale Calf Deaths Spike at Península Valdés

Preliminary counts suggest this season's toll could exceed the 113 calves recorded in 2012, though researchers say the population itself is not at risk.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 27, 2026

CULTURE

Pope Leo XIV to Visit Argentina Nov. 8-11, With Stops in Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Luján

The Vatican released a four-day itinerary that includes a meeting with Milei at the Casa Rosada, while the government is preparing for up to seven million people and what it calls the…

By The Editors · Sept. 26, 2026

CULTURE

San Pedro Museum Unearths 2.34-Meter Mastodon Tusk, a South American Record

A team from the Paleontological Museum of San Pedro dug up the longest mastodon tusk ever documented in South America, a 500,000-year-old fossil that breaks the museum's own two-decade-old…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 24, 2026

CULTURE

Patagonia's Road-Trip Economy Is Expanding Beyond Its Best-Known Stops

Travelers are increasingly building longer self-drive itineraries through southern Argentina, giving smaller towns a larger role in the region's tourism economy.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 8, 2026

CULTURE

4x4 Stuck in Pampa del Leoncito Leaves Damage That Could Last 80 Years

A Toyota Hilux that entered Pampa del Leoncito without authorization left damage that could take decades to recover from. Its owners were fined more than 9.2 million pesos.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 7, 2026

CULTURE

Patagonia's Famous Seven Lakes Route Is Becoming the Nine Lakes Route

Neuquen is expanding its Seven Lakes tourist corridor to include Lakes Meliquina and Lolog as new road connections reshape the route.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 7, 2026