The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

A temple bigger than a city block was hiding in plain sight for over 1,000 years.

The Huandoy massif lies in Peru's Cordillera Blanca and reaches 6,395m. Even experienced climbers rarely attempt steep and ...

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes Mountains ...

A major mineral deposit discovered in the Andes Mountains along the Argentina-Chile border contains significant quantities of ...

In the mist-covered heights of the Peruvian Andes, scientists uncovered strange and elusive lifeforms that have never been ...

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a digital camera that will create an unparalleled map of the cosmos.

Each June, the residents of four Indigenous communities in Peru rebuild the last Incan rope bridge. This is episode 48 of Stories of Resistance.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory stands atop a mountain peak in Chile, from which its telescope and camera will capture extraordinary information about our universe over the next 10 years as part of the ...