“Your mission,” he told him, “is to care for, study, and protect the Polylepis forests of the Andes.” Aucca was taken aback. Aucca’s Quechua surname means “warrior,” but at that ...

In Singapore, ‘Cloud Forest’, one of two extraordinary columnless domes at Gardens by the Bay, simulates these fragile habitats, found as far away as the Andes. The 58-metre tall glass-clad ...

"The Peruvian Andes are not prepared for wildfires," warns ... extensive experience studying wildfire impacts on Mediterranean forests, which have developed resilience strategies due to their ...

Along the highest points of the Andes, the rolling mountaintops can get cold. Animals there, including small amphibians far ...

Deep in a tropical Ecuadorean Andes forest shrouded in darkness and mist, a future Case Western Reserve doctoral student and her biologist husband made an intriguing discovery: a nickel-sized frog ...

But the beauty of these bouquets comes at a cost. In Colombia, high in the Andes Mountains, a delicate cloud forest is being chipped away at, fragmented and polluted, say environmentalists in the ...

EL BOLSÓN, Argentina — A freakish red sun burst through enormous red-tinged mushroom-shaped clouds billowing smoke as we rattled down the dirt roads in the foothills of the Andes mountains ...

Paddington's in Peru! Here's what to pack and what to expect for your Amazon River cruise in Peru (and why you might not want to pay the premium for a balcony cabin).

The rainforest spreads over four different nations ... The source (start) of the Amazon River is in the Andes Mountain range in Peru. It flows northwards through Brazil with its mouth taking ...

But the beauty of these bouquets comes at a cost. In Colombia, high in the Andes Mountains, a delicate cloud forest is being chipped away at, fragmented and polluted, say environmentalists in the ...