Hummingbirds in Andes Mountains found nesting in colonies, defying territorial norms
Recent research by Bowling Green State University scientists has sent shockwaves through the bird-watching world after ...
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These Are the Most Turbulent Flight Routes in the World—and No. 1 Flies Through Air Notoriously Called 'Mountain Wave'
At No. 1 is the flight between Mendoza, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile, which has an eddy dissipation rate (EDR)—EDR is a ...
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Inca gold llama
Around 40,000 Inca nobles ruled an empire of 12 million conquered people throughout the Andes mountain range in South America. The Incas diverted rivers and used sophisticated irrigation systems ...
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In the high Andes, a dream to restore a special forest takes root
An Andean fox (Lycalopex culpaeus ... In many cases, like [in the] Mojanda [mountain range], they are the rightful owners of the territory, so without their approval and involvement, none ...
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Explore mountains
This is how the mountains of the Himalayas in Asia were formed. The Andes are the world's longest mountain range. This causes lava to erupt out of the gap that is left. As it cools down ...
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Wildfires in the Andes cause severe soil degradation and hinder ecosystem recovery
In September 2018, a wildfire burned nearly two thousand hectares of shrubland on the Pichu Pichu volcano, an ecologically significant area in the Peruvian Andes. Unlike Mediterranean ecosystems ...