SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Ecuador's Tiny Jungle Monkey Survivors Face Uncertain Futures
In the Andes and deep in the Amazon, Ecuador shelters the pygmy marmoset, the world's smallest monkey. Amid shrinking forests…
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South American Potato Pathogen Spurs Origin of Irish Famine
Scientists have narrowed down the origin of a devastating potato disease to South America—the same pathogen that caused the Irish…
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Acoustic Sensor Technology Protecting Brazilian Amazon Biodiversity.
Up in the Amazon treetops, a remarkable project aims to protect Brazil's delicate rainforest areas. French expert Michel André heads…
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Peru Unearths Ancient Relative of Great White Shark
In Peru's Pisco basin, paleontologists have discovered a nearly complete 9-million-year-old fossil of Cosmopolitodus hastalis, an ancestor of the great…
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Argentine AI Machine Blocks Unwanted Bluetooth Reggaeton
In a bold fusion of technology and culture, Argentine innovator Roni Bandini has unveiled Reggaeton Be Gone, an AI-powered device…
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How Brazilian Geologist Found Amazon River's Direction Change
A surprising find shows that Brazil's big Amazon River moved westward millions of years ago ‒ changing how we think…
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Colombia's Startling New Venom-Spraying Scorpion
Deep in the shadowy forests of central Colombia, a "moderately large" scorpion startled a scientist by squirting droplets of venom…
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Argentina Pioneers Genetic Modification in Horse Breeding
Argentine scientists make exciting gene changes ‒ changing farming and animal medicine. They use CRISPR-Cas9 ‒ a well-known tool for…
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Ancient Peruvian Tattoos Revealed Through Laser Technology
Laser methods uncover detailed tattoos on 1,200-year-old Peruvian mummies ‒ showing advanced art skills from old cultures. Scientists at University…
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Argentina’s Spectacular Shores Where Orcas Defy the Tide
Along Argentina’s wild Atlantic shore orcas show an amazing hunting skill not seen anywhere else. Among crashing waves and moving…
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