How the "bowl food" staple traveled from the Andes to Peruvian haute cuisine to health-conscious menus across the U.S.

As Peruvian biologist Constantino Aucca Chutas sat chewing coca leaves with a local elder high in the Andes, his companion ...

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

High in the cloud forests of the Andes lives a rare and mysterious animal - the spectacled bear. Known for their unique facial markings and elusive nature, these bears are the only native bear species ...

The páramo covers slopes above 10,000 feet in elevation all over the Andes Mountains, and acts like a giant sponge absorbing ...

Think South America and people picture Buenos Aires tango shows or Rio’s Copacabana sunsets. Those cities are stunning, ...

For a scenic trip to the Andes, head to this charming tourist-friendly and white-walled city with a vibrant culture that is ...

At a remote location in Dolpa District, north-western Nepal, yak herders churn butter from fresh milk by hand, using age-old ...

high in the Andes mountains of southern Ecuador, where the Saraguro people have been living in harmony with nature and each other for hundreds of years. Curt Madison, formally of Manly Hot Springs ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a ...

Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens.

All birds fly high in the sky, soaring to new heights ... these birds found in the South American Andes Mountains can fly up to a height of 21,300 feet. Additionally, what's also interesting ...