Peru is located on the Pacific coast of South America, just south of the equator. It is considered one of the most ...

"It’s a dream we have." Researchers alarmed after discovering new species in Peruvian forest: 'The greatest challenge is ...

Where most animals make us say "aww", the blobfish makes up for at the other end of the scale, because the newly-discovered species in Peru has been dubbed the "ugliest" in the world. The blob-headed ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

LIMA, Peru -- Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it ...

In the Peruvian Andes, a small species of frog remained undetected in the scientific record for more than a century. Alexander Schimmeck via Unsplash Along the highest points of the Andes, the rolling ...

Lima, Peru — Bats have become the latest mammals susceptible to H5N1, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus responsible for bird flu. In Peru, over a dozen vampire bats have been found carrying ...

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A ...