From the Pacific to the Andes to the Amazon, this South American gem offers a wealth of biodiversity and cultural experiences ...

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Peru has decided to break off diplomatic relations with Mexico, the Andean nation's foreign minister said on Monday, after ...

Peru’s government has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico over the asylum claim of former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy ...

One of the most iconic ecosystems of the Peruvian plateau, the Junín Lake basin, suffers from "critical" levels of arsenic, ...

These over-50 champs—and a growing body of research—show what we gain by staying active later in life. Nora Langdon, 82, started powerlifting in her 60s and quickly got hooked. Over the past two ...

Researchers have generally thought that only prehistoric males hunted—but what if evidence against that idea has been lying ...

Extreme skier Jim Morrison, after several years of preparation, climbed Mount Everest's north face. His goal was to ski down ...

Scientists say that the fires ravaging the western United States are burning differently these days. Documenting the aftermath requires a new approach as well. In a conventional photograph of ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Californian Priya Talreja, a Fremont native has been named one of just five researchers nationwide to receive the highly coveted 2025 Fulbright-National Geographic Award. The $20,000 ...

Oftentimes referred to as the “king of the jungle,” lions are highly social and intelligent creatures. These big cats are also critical to maintaining the health of their ecosystem. National ...

Some sixty years after her grandmother discovered “Nutcracker Man,” Louise Leakey unearths his long-lost hand—reviving a family debate about ancient toolmaking. The fossilized hand of a male ...