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The highest observatory on Earth sits atop Chile's Andes Mountains — and it's finally open
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe facility's altitude surpasses...located on the summit of Atacama's Cerro Chajnantor mountain,...
Alton C. Byers
The Conversation· 20 hours agoAlton C. Byers is a mountain geographer, conservationist, and mountaineer specializing in applied research, high altitude ecosystems, ...
El Niño weather is leading to droughts and power cuts in South America
NPR· 1 day agoColombia's capital city of Bogotá is built on a green plateau high in the Andes Mountains, and is...
8 looming climate tipping points that imperil our planet
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThere has been a seven-fold increase in the amount of damage from natural disasters since the 1970s....
Tensions grow as China ramps up global mining for green tech
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAll are used to make lithium-ion batteries - used in electric vehicles - which, along with solar...
Does The World Smallest Deer Live In Peru?
Forbes· 3 days agoThe Northern Pudu (Pudu mephistophiles) is known as the world's smallest deer, with adults measuring just over 30 centimeters at the shoulder and...
BHP bids $39 bln for Anglo American as miners chase copper
Reuters· 7 days ago, opens new tab on Thursday, offering a deal to forge the world's biggest copper miner and driving...
Frozen in time: Colombian town's unexplained mummies
AFP via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn a small town high in the Colombian Andes, Clovisnerys Bejarano kneels before a glass box holding the petrified corpse of her mother, who died 30 years...
Waukegan-based Woodland Foods expanding product offerings with acquisition
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoFinding unique, plant-based flavors from around the world, Waukegan-based Woodland Foods recently positioned itself to increase its product mix to include breading, batters and baking mixes.
Pilot's final words before plane hit apartment block leaving 200 dead
The US Sun· 4 days agoA bomb explosion at the airport on Gran Canaria caused many flights to be diverted Los Rodeos...
