Instead, parts of the Andes look like they sprung from sudden upward pulses in the crust throughout the Cenozoic era — Earth's current geological period, which began roughly 66 million years ago.

The potato is one of the world’s food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago in the Andes region of South America before spreading globally from the 16th century. But despite its importance ...

There's so much to do and see in Argentina. Here, Travel + Leisure A-List advisor Carola Fresno shares what sites to see, ...

About nine million years ago, a hybridization involving the lineage of another farmers market star gave rise to the ...

Detrital isotopic record of a retreating accretionary orogen: An example from the Patagonian Andes. Geology, 2024; DOI: 10.1130/G51918.1 Ian W. D. Dalziel, Maarten J. de Wit, Keith F. Palmer.

The soil in high-elevation, cooler, drier tropical forests in the Colombian Andes stores more carbon from fires than lower, warmer regions, new research shows.

The slopes of the Andes are home to the world's largest centers of biodiversity: vicuñas, llamas, spectacled bears, and Andean foxes can be found in the longest mountain range on earth—spanning ...