The flight between Mendoza, Argentina and Santiago, Chile (pictured) is the most turbulent route in the world, according to ...

Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery—one that, if solved, could help them make more ...

A plant native to the areas around the western Amazon River basin on both sides of the Andes Mountains, cacao is believed to ...

Seismologist Deborah Kilb was wading through California earthquake records from the past four decades when she noticed ...

These glaciers, located near the equator, are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and the consequences of their melting are vast.

Discover how to survive being lost in the extreme isolation of the Andes Mountains.

Patagonia is a southern region that features a section of the Andes Mountains, with lakes, fjords, and rainforests. The mountain range also breaks the record as the longest continental range in ...

The mountain’s diverse ecosystems range from savannah at its base to alpine conditions at its summit. Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Image via Pixabay. Part of the larger Andes range, Peru’s Cordillera ...

These older rocks, which were brought to the Earth’s surface by the flat-slab subduction during the Laramide Orogeny — a mountain building event about 70 to 40 million years ago — are ...

With the snowcapped peaks of Antisana looming nearby, we set off on foot, hearts pounding harder than usual in the thin mountain air ... that define the high Andes. The hike to the viewing ...

The Southern American countries where alpacas roam at high altitude Andes mountain tops of some of the most serene ... The Alpaca provided a form of livelihood and hoped in the sale of its fiber, ...