The Andes mountain range, stretching over 8,900 kilometers along South America's western edge, serves as the continent's primary water tower. This massive mountain system supplies fresh water to ...

The towering peaks of the Southern Andes are not just shaping the skyline of South America—they are also quietly influencing Earth's atmosphere. Chemical weathering, the process at the heart of this ...

The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain, which is typically found in South America including parts of Argentina, where the ...

South America doesn’t do subtle. This is a continent of superlatives: the Andes, stretching farther than any other mountain range on earth; the Amazon, spilling across half the continent's map; and ...

As health officials track the hantavirus outbreak that began on the MV Hondius cruise ship, attention is turning to the Andes virus, a rare strain from South America that is causing concern. The virus ...