High up in the mountains, in a rocky world left behind by melting glaciers, life finds an unlikely jumpstart—thanks to poop.

In a valley in the Andes, a fluorescent creature was discovered as a new species. Ojanguren-Affilastro AA, Alfaro FM, Iuri HA, Camousseigt-Montolivo B, Pizarro-Araya J (2025) Zoosystematics and ...

The Andes is a mountain range of surprise and wonder ... in the peruvian Andes Climber Ivan Calderon acends a granite cliff know as 'The Sphinx' in the Peruvian Andes. Huascaran National Park ...

Imagine a terrifying train ride that winds through narrow mountain passes, on the edge of falling off. That's what you can expect on this train ride in Ecuador.

In February, an international team of climbers and scientists summitted the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere: Aconcagua in Argentina. After weeks of climbing and camping in extreme, rocky ...

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