Secretive tribunals, hidden damages

Canadian academic Gus Van Harten is well known for his efforts to reform the global investment treaty regime through his research papers, …

India’s many investment treaties make it vulnerable

Senior international lawyer Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, who heads the investment programme of the International Institute on Sustainable …

All the hair in place, just in time

Examining hair fibres could help determine when South Americans graduated from hunting vicunas to herding llamas

Argentina’s economic crisis: Whoever wins presidential election is on a collision course with the IMF

Argentina is heading to the polls on October 22 for a presidential election dominated by another profound economic crisis

Transparency International Global Barometer Survey

If you had a magic wand and you could eliminate corruption from one of the following institutions, what would your first choice be? " The …

Scientists discover first fluorescent amphibian—a frog that glows in the dark

Though the trait is common in aquatic species, it has never been scientifically reported in amphibians

One of 2023’s most extreme heatwaves is happening in the middle of winter

A persistent area of high pressure, or anticyclone, has lingered to the east of the Andes, which appears to be the key driver of the intense heat

Ozone layer depletion confirmed

A recent report says the intensity of ultraviolet radiation striking an Argentine town has risen, confirming fears about ozone depletion

"Genetically modified technology is absolutely price neutral"

Graham Brookes, an agricultural economist and director of the UK-based PG Economics limited, a research and consultancy organisation, has …

Male jaguars form ‘coalitions’ too like lions and cheetahs

Panthera study finds male jaguars form multi-year alliances to secure prey, mating opportunities and territories

Developing nations seek UN intervention to protect economies in crisis from vulture funds

Call for multilateral convention to protect countries like Argentina from companies seeking huge profits by speculating on their debt

South America’s High Andes may pay for the world’s ‘green’ electric vehicle switch

Global rush to decarbonising cars is overlooking lithium mining techniques, which might dry out the region

A simple yet rare solution

Iron deficiency in newborns can be checked if doctors wait for two minutes before cutting the umbilical cord

Road to Buenos Aires

The US strategy, calling for joint action by industrialised nations in the Pacific Rim to reduce carbon emissions, comes under fire from the …

South America witnessed extreme lightning strikes in 2018, 2019: WMO

While a strike in Brazil travelled the longest distance, one in Argentina lasted for the longest duration recorded till now  

The innovation WHO needs

The strategy to push public health, innovation and intellectual property is a tough challenge because of funding constraints

Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely

Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions

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