A hot blob of rock beneath New Hampshire may be helping the Appalachian Mountains stand so tall. The rock mass is slowly on the move, headed one day for New York.

Glaciar Perito Moreno was once considered a rarity: one of Patagonia’s only stable glaciers. But scientists have found the ...

Utility AES Andes has started construction on two renewable energy projects in Chile, with a combined 1.3GW of capacity.

The Andes and the Himalayas are two of the most impressive mountain ranges on Earth, but they differ in many fascinating ways ...

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

Scientists have traced the potato's origin back nine million years, revealing it arose from a chance hybridization between a ...

The potato is one of the world's food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago in the Andes region of South America ...

The humble modern-day potato, first domesticated about 10,000 years ago, got its start in the Andes mountains before becoming ...

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

LIMA, Peru -- A bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured, authorities said Friday.

A bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured, authorities said Friday. The double-decker bus ...

A bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region has overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured. Authorities say the double-decker bus ...