The Americas is an epic journey across the world’s largest supercontinent, featuring a vast array of plants, animals, and ...

Yareta, a plant found in the high-altitude Andes Mountains, can live for up to 3,000 years. Its dense, carpet-like clusters protect it from harsh conditions, while its thick leaves retain moisture.

The models show that the Andes glaciers are very sensitive to climate change, Zoet said. The equatorial location and high altitude of these glaciers make them ideal indicators of global climate trends ...

Constructed by the Incas over several centuries and partly based on pre-Inca infrastructure, this extraordinary network through one of the world’s most extreme geographical terrains linked the ...