"Society of the Snow" is earning raves for its a ccurate depiction of the terrifying 1972 plane crash in the Andes mountains that involved a Uruguayan rugby team. The new Netflix drama, directed by ...

A notorious real-life 1972 plane crash in the Andes is the inspiration behind the new Netflix adventure drama “Society of the Snow.” The disaster happened on Oct. 13, 1972, when Uruguayan Air Force ...

The new Netflix movie tells the shocking story of those who survived a plane crash in the Andes in the 1970s. It is one of the most amazing stories you can possibly imagine. In 1972, 16 men survived ...

Society of the Snow tells the story of the rugby team whose plane crashed in the Andes mountains in 1972, the incident made famous in the book and 1993 movie Alive. But whereas Alive focused on the ...

A passenger of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed into the Andes Mountains in October 1972 and left survivors resorting to desperate measures until their rescue 72 days later, reflected on ...

developing solutions to today’s environmental challenges. On the windswept slopes of the Andes mountains, rugged forests grow. These exceptionally hardy trees and shrubs, known as Polylepis, have ...

Over thousands of years, evolution has helped the Aymara people of the high plains of Andes mountains adjust to altitudes as high as 14,400 feet (2.75 miles) above sea level. This indigenous ...

Find out how to survive if lost in the Andes Mountains.

As the Earth faces unprecedented climate change, a look into the planet's deep past may provide vital insights into what may lie ahead. Knowledge of the natural world millions of years ago is ...