For years, gold mining has been one of Peru’s most pressing environmental challenges, with illegal operations clearing the ...

:: "This type of event has been occurring throughout the seven provinces of our region of Amazonas. The fires have affected about 53,000 hectares (130,965 acres) so far, but we still need to quantify ...

Surrounded by plants and shrouded in darkness, a copper-eyed creature called into the night. The animal probably hoped a mate was listening, but that night someone else was listening too. Scientists ...

While exploring the region around an archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes, researchers discovered a never-before-seen creature. The tiny, big-eyed marsupial — named Marmosa chachapoya — is a ...

Scientists set up trail cameras near a canopy walkway in Peru and recorded several mammal species, including a “dwarf”-like creature, photos show. Photo from J. Santiago via Santiago and Swierk (2025) ...

Scientists walking at night in the Junín mountains found a new species of animal, the study said. The photo shows a representative forest in Peru. Photo from Conscious Design via Unsplash Surrounded ...