The discovery of Mummified Dogs in southern Peru has opened a new chapter in understanding the deep ties between humans and ...

Researchers trekking through a rugged Peruvian river basin found a never-before-seen species named Marmosa chachapoya.

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. Chimpanzees could be consuming ...

On a damp, mist-laced slope of the eastern Andes, a small creature with reddish-brown fur and a black facial mask peeked from the edge of a pitfall trap. It was August 16, 2018, and biologist Silvia ...

As the story goes, Grigori Rasputin’s assassins poisoned the “Mad Monk,” shot him at close range, beat him and threw him into an icy river. Supposedly, his hand reached out from the depths to grasp a ...

In 2018, a research expedition in Peru’s Río Abiseo National Park stumbled upon an animal no scientist had recorded before.

As nighttime settled over the rainforest of northeastern Peru, a “dwarf”-like mammal moved through the tree branches and began climbing across an artificial bridge. Its passage set off a nearby trail ...

Researchers in Peru’s Abiseo River National Park made a finding that expands scientific knowledge of the Andes. The UNESCO World Heritage site revealed an animal species previously undocumented: a ...

A protester holds up a sign in front of riot police during an anti-government demonstration in Lima on September 21, 2025.(AFP) Anti-government protests in Peru's capital Lima escalated over the ...

Mercury contamination comes mainly from illegal gold mining and forest clearing that wash mercury that naturally occurs in ...

Image — A shop in La Rinconada, Peru, that serves the 60,000 people living in this gold mining town, which, at 5,100m, is the highest permanent settlement in the world. Photo: Sebastian ...