Stretching like a colossal spine along western South America, the Andes stand as the world's longest mountain range. It spans ...

YAMAGATA—Yamagata University researchers announced on Sept. 24 that they have uncovered 303 new geoglyphs in the Nazca Lines, a World Heritage Site in Peru, using artificial intelligence. In addition, ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you fly over the desert on the southern coast of Peru, you’ll ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you were able to view the southern coast of Peru from a bird’s ...

Archaeologists have found 168 geoglyphs in and around the Peruvian city of Nazca, adding to the extensive, centuries-old collection of ancient and enigmatic images that make up the Nazca Lines. The ...

Earth’s most astounding group of geoglyphs stretch across nearly 200 square miles of arid Peruvian coastal plain. The Nazca lines are a huge mystery — literally. A portion of the 70 animal and plant ...

The Nazca people of Peru -- famous for their huge line drawings on an arid plateau that are fully visible only from the air -- set the stage for their demise by deforesting the plain, allowing a huge ...

This Greenpeace Stunt May Have Irreparably Damaged Peru's Nazca Site. Is this for real? Origins: On 8 December 2014, members of the environmental activist organization Greenpeace entered a prohibited ...

NAZCA, Peru — Maria Reiche was devoted to the Nazca Lines, so much so that she was known as the “Lady of the Lines.” The mathematician and archaeologist spent her last 25 years living in the Hotel ...