The absence of modern-day calculators did not stop ancient cultures from performing extraordinary feats of mathematics. The ancient Greeks kept count with abaci, frames with rods or grooves for ...

Researchers investigating the ancient Caral civilisation must contend with dwindling state support, violent land traffickers ...

There's a lot that we don't know for sure about the Inca Empire, because we have conflicting accounts among Spanish ...

The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur. While it’s ...

Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus), perhaps best known for their fictional representation in ”Paddington,” are tropical mammals endemic to the Andes Mountains from Bolivia to Venezuela. They ...

Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the world that are able to fly. Because they are so heavy (up to 33 pounds), even their enormous 10-foot wingspan needs some help to keep ...

según se detalla en un estudio publicado en la revista Institute of Andean Studies. "Este artículo contribuye a esta investigación al detallar una fuerte conexión numérica entre dos quipus ...

Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations and plants to maximize nutrition and avoid livestock, according to a new study. Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations ...

The big, beautiful Andean flamingo is one of three flamingo species native to the Andes. A relatively long-lived bird, this flamingo can travel vast distances — from 200 to more than 700 miles in a ...

The Andean bear, Ben, is known to be "young and adventurous" according to the zoo New security measures added to this Andean bear's habitat by the Saint Louis Zoo were no match for his adventurous ...

The big, beautiful Andean flamingo is one of three flamingo species native to the Andes. A relatively long-lived bird, this flamingo can travel vast distances — from 200 to more than 700 miles in a ...