Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared ...

Dreams. Hope for what may come. Resisting on the high mountains of the Andes. Planting trees for tomorrow. There has been a huge push to plant these trees and other native trees across the Andes i ...

In 2022, researchers collected caterpillars off a plant in the arid highlands of the Andes Mountains of Chile, then patiently waited to see what they became. Two months later, adult moths ...

These animals deposit nutrients and plant seeds from lower elevations ... In parts of the Andes and other mountain ranges, including the Rocky Mountains, many people depend on mountain snow ...

Their teeth are designed to tear through plants and animals. Piranhas lose their teeth regularly, with new, sharp teeth growing in their place. The Andes mountain range is the longest mountain ...

Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

That’s according to a new study that uncovered the earliest-known direct evidence of the use of psychoactive plants in the Peruvian Andes ... ceremonial site in the mountains Peru.