The Andes flight disaster—or the Miracle of the Andes—might be one of history's most harrowing survival stories.

Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...

In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato ...

A journalist from California is caught in the wildfires in Patagonia, Argentina, at the same time L.A. faces the same ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Vicuñas, wild relatives of llamas in the Andes, contribute to ecosystem adaptation to climate change by depositing nutrient-rich dung in communal latrines. This ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, a former Inca stronghold nestled in the Andes mountains. The tunnel ...

Patagonia’s forests burned fiercely in February 2025, with wildfires destroying tens of thousands of hectares in Argentina.

Having a great portable power station can really improve a camping trip or turn out to be life-saving backup power during ...

Yareta, a plant found in the high-altitude Andes Mountains, can live for up to 3,000 years. Its dense, carpet-like clusters ...

U.S. enduro racer Marco "Randy" Osborne and Ella Conolly of Scotland took first-places overall for the Pro Men’s and Pro Women's categories at the 2025 Andes Pacifico enduro race, held Jan.