The stunning moment group of climbers found 'perfectly preserved' Inca mummy in Andes
The girl was only 13 years old when she was sacrificed to the gods but had been frozen in time for hundreds of years when a ...
Hummingbirds in Andes Mountains found nesting in colonies, defying territorial norms
Recent research by Bowling Green State University scientists has sent shockwaves through the bird-watching world after ...
‘Cryptic’ mountain creature with ‘blue’ bones discovered as new species in Ecuador
As night fell across a mountain ravine in Ecuador, a “cryptic” creature with “blue” bones emerged from its hiding spot and ...
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These Are the Most Turbulent Flight Routes in the World—and No. 1 Flies Through Air Notoriously Called 'Mountain Wave'
The most turbulent flight is a one-hour journey from Mendoza, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile. The route passes over the Andes ...
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High in the Andes, a Possible Clue Into Blood Cancer Emerges
Over thousands of years, evolution has helped the Aymara people of the high plains of Andes mountains adjust to altitudes as high as 14,400 feet (2.75 miles) above sea level. This indigenous ...
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JMU professor finds link between animal dung and soil nutrients in the Andes
Animal dung in the Andes Mountains in Peru is helping to transform soil recently uncovered by melting glaciers, according to ...
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Is ‘Yellowjackets’ based on a true story? Everything to know about the plane crash that inspired the series
“Yellowjackets” was partly inspired by the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had the Uruguayan amateur rugby team on board when it went down in the Andes mountains. On Oct. 13 ...
In the driest place on Earth, water hides in plain sight
Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...