Ten thousand years ago, mastodons vanished from South America. With them, an ecologically vital function also disappeared: ...

Adam Vengosh Weinthal (left) and Gordon Williams collect surface brines from the salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.

Biobío River (Chile) on April 17th 2025 captured with 32 bands by Lemu Nge. © LEMU GLOBAL, LTD. Identifying Andean wetlands ...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in Antarctica, uncovering an ancient ecosystem hidden beneath the ice for ...

Salmon farming is big business in Chile, and the U.S. is one of its largest markets. Yet the fish are not native, and ...

A South American fur seal was discovered by a park ranger with a group of tourists at Torres del Paine National Park, nearly ...