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io9TrailersMurder Me Monster‘s Trailer Is a Haunting Look at the Beast Within
What if Dial M for Murder, but an eldritch horror shows up and beheads you? Empire has revealed a new trailer for the 2018 Argentinian fantasy horror Murder Me Monster, written and directed by Alejandro Fadel, finally making its subtitled release next month. Starring Victor Lopez as homicide detective Cruz as he investigates the beheading … Continued
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io9Do Not Adjust Your Dial, The Kirlian Frequency Is Back With 2 Spooky New Episodes
It’s been almost a year since we got a new episode of The Kirlian Frequency, Cristian Ponce and Hernán Bengoa’s eerie series of animated radio broadcasts from an off-the-map town where there’s always some new supernatural trouble stirring. Over the weekend, fans got a spooky surprise: two new episodes. First up, episode seven, “Los Invasores” … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightThe Coolest Images of Yesterday’s Solar Eclipse
For thousands of people in Chile yesterday, the Moon passed directly between Earth and the Sun, casting a day-blotting shadow just prior to the real dusk. And of course, there are pictures. In the image below, you can see the lines of the solar corona, its hot outer atmosphere. The Moon’s shadow reached the Chilean … Continued
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Tech NewsMassive Blackout Leaves Most of Argentina, Uruguay Without Power
Almost the entirety of the nations of Argentina and Uruguay, were “completely without power” following a “massive failure” in an electrical system on Sunday, Bloomberg and CNN reported, with parts of Paraguay, Chile and southern Brazil seeing outages as well [see update below]. The Associated Press estimated over 44 million people lost power. Power has … Continued
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Tech NewsLove Wizard Gets Two Years in Prison for Online Sextortion Scheme
An Argentine man who advertised services to help lonely victims find love using witchcraft and spells before extorting them over sexually explicit videos was sentenced this week to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, Ariel Boiteux, working with several others, manipulated victims … Continued
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EartherConservationMeet the Poop-Sniffing Dog Helping Map a Giant Wildlife Sanctuary
When Train wanders into the forests of Argentina, he’s on a mission. This 12-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever is a trained detective, but he’s not looking for illegal narcotics growing among the bamboo and vines. Train is using his big black nose to sniff out poop. And not just any poop, but the feces of some … Continued
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EartherConservationBehold the Amazing Sea Life Argentina’s New Marine Reserves Will Protect
Brightly-colored sea anemones. Green-eyed shrimp. Blue starfish. All these creatures can be found in the waters of Argentina’s two newly designated marine protected areas, which together span 25 million acres. The Argentine Senate approved a law to establish the Yaganes and Namuncurá-Banco Burdwood II marine protected areas in the southern Argentine Sea on Wednesday, according … Continued
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Search Team Finds Missing Argentine Submarine ARA San Juan in Pieces on Floor of Atlantic Ocean
Almost precisely a year later, authorities have found the ARA San Juan, the Argentine submarine that went missing on Nov. 15, 2017, with all 44 people on board reported missing still unaccounted for. According to the BBC, the vessel was located by hydrographic survey company Ocean Infinity’s Seabed Constructor, and preliminary signs indicate that the … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
Amateur Astronomer Spots Supernova Right as It Begins
Amateur astronomer Victor Buso was testing his camera-telescope setup in Argentina back in September 2016, pointing his Newtonian telescope at a spiral galaxy called NGC613. He collected light from the galaxy for the next hour and a half, taking short exposures to keep out the Santa Fe city lights. When he looked at his images, … Continued
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Search For Lost Argentine Submarine ARA San Juan Hits ‘Critical Phase’ as Air Supply May Run Out
The search for an Argentine Navy submarine lost with some 44 souls on board has reached a “critical phase,” a naval spokesman told Reuters, as the length of the seven-day search indicates the vessel is likely not on the surface and could be reaching the limits of its air supply. Per Reuters, a search team … Continued
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The Argentine Navy Is Missing an Attack Submarine With 44 Crew on Board
The ARA San Juan, a Argentine Navy diesel-electric attack submarine built in 1983, has been missing since November 15th with a crew of 44 sailors on board, CNN reported. Per CNN, the vessel was last spotted in the San Jorge Gulf a few hundred miles off the coast of Patagonia while traveling north from a … Continued
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Huge Collection of Nazi Artifacts Discovered Inside Secret Room in Argentina
Federal police in Argentina recently discovered a time capsule of evil, hidden inside a house near Buenos Aires. Roughly 75 Nazi artifacts, including everything from a large knife to Nazi medical devices to a photo negative of Adolph Hitler, were uncovered in a secret room. Police are investigating when and how the items entered the … Continued
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io9Tune Into the First Episode of Creepy Animated Web Series Ghost Radio
From Argentinian filmmaker Cristian Ponce comes an intriguing new animated web series, Ghost Radio, about a midnight-hour talk show broadcasting from the very mysterious and apparently monster-infested city of Kirlian. Here’s the first episode, followed by a trailer for the series. Obviously, if you don’t speak Spanish, make sure you enable the English subtitles to … Continued
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The First Fluorescent Frog Ever Discovered Is Ridiculously Cute
Aside from its namesake spots, the polka-dot tree frog is just about the plainest looking frog you’ve ever seen—green. That is, until you shut off your flashlight and hit it with some ultraviolet rays. Fluorescence, a glow-in-the-mostly-dark property, is mainly confined to certain species of fish, turtles and parrots. No one’s ever reported fluorescence in … Continued
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A Secret Nazi Hideout May Have Been Discovered In An Argentine Jungle
A new discovery suggests the Nazis made it further into the jungles of South America than previously realized. A team of Argentine archaeologists say they’ve stumbled upon a secret German lair built by the Nazis during the Second World War. As the Clarin newspaper is reporting, archaeologists from the University of Buenos Aires have discovered … Continued
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io9A Horrifying Short Film About How Facebook Could Turn Even Creepier
From Argentina, this ghostly horror short from director Andrés Borghi examines the ways in which Facebook affects relationships … particularly those that Just. Won’t. Die. Though it has some familiar stylistic elements, it’s eerie, well-paced, and has a supremely creepy score. For maximum chills, watch it on your computer (duh) and with the lights off … Continued
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This Is A Beautiful Glimpse Of A Shifting River
This is but a snapshot in time of the Paraná River in South America, a tangle of green and brown streams, lakes, and abandoned channels. The Paraná River snakes 4,880 kilometres through Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. It’s wide enough and deep enough to be a major transportation route for the landlocked cities, and marks … Continued
