Melting glaciers in Peru leave behind barren rocky soil that can take decades to be productive again, and can harm local communities with acidic water run-off. Llamas can revitalize these landscapes ...

Lakes in Ontario, Canada, are being depleted of oxygen due to rising salt levels, prompting calls to reduce the use of road salt. “We actually use a lot of salt ...

Archaeologists in Peru have found the naturally mummified remains of five llamas that were sacrificed to the Incan gods about 500 years ago. The mummified llamas are still adorned with the colorful ...

With their long eyelashes, banana-shaped ears, upturned mouths and stocky bodies covered with curly wool, llamas look like creatures that walked out of a Dr. Seuss story. And now they’re celebrities ...

Mummified llamas stashed at a more than 500-year-old site on Peru’s southern coast offer the first direct glimpse of Inca ritual sacrifices of these animals. Colored strings made from the hair of ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Climate change is causing glaciers to melt rapidly around the world. This melting is causing the land left to become dangerous and unstable. Scientists at the University of Texas at ...

An archaeologist working at a site along the north coast of Peru recently discovered a cooking pot carefully buried under a house floor. The simple, well-used pot contained portions of a llama's face ...