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

Archaeologists at the University of Wyoming in the US analysed remains of 24 individuals from two burial sites in the Andes Mountains in Peru. Chemical evidence from the bones revealed plant foods ...

These animals deposit nutrients and plant seeds from lower elevations in their poop ... a prior study estimated. In parts of the Andes and other mountain ranges, including the Rocky Mountains, many ...

By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.

Groundbreaking new research identifies the Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, reshaping efforts to combat crop diseases.

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands ...

North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated.

High in the Andes Mountains of Argentina and Chile, mining companies are scouring the landscape to look for copper, gold, lithium and cobalt deposits, among other lucrative ores. Most of these metals ...

North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated.

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.