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

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

If warming continues, the Earth could lose 68% of its glaciers, a prior study estimated. In parts of the Andes and other ...

In travel news this week: misbehavior on planes, secrets of a cruise ship doctor and the flight routes that were most prone ...

Shutterstock / Shylom10 A video has gone viral, which shows a mountain lion hunting a herd of mountain goats on the side of a mountain. The video itself was originally shared on the Instagram page ...

With their adorable smiles and cheeky disposition, Australia’s super cute quokkas are known as the ‘happiest animal in the world’. Early Dutch explorers mistook these sweet little marsupials for ...

In parts of the Andes and other mountain ranges, including the Rocky Mountains, many people depend on mountain snow and glacier runoff for water. It is estimated that shrinking glaciers and snow ...

If turbulence gives you the jitters, maybe fly around the Rocky Mountains — the high-elevation ... The most notorious involves a trip over the Andes — Mendoza, Argentina to Santiago, Chile ...

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