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Circular Stone Plaza Moves Up Start of Stone Age Construction in the Andes on Par with Stonehenge
Human Sciences

Circular Stone Plaza Moves Up Start of Stone Age Construction in the Andes on Par with Stonehenge

February 21, 2024

In the Cajamarca Basin of Northern Peru, at a place called Callacpuma, archeologists have uncovered a real treasure—a circular…

Was This Primitive Whale the Largest Animal Ever to Live? Scientists Think So
Earth Sciences

Was This Primitive Whale the Largest Animal Ever to Live? Scientists Think So

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Peru isn’t typically associated with ocean habitat, containing as it does the Andes and the Amazon. However, a beast…

Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast
Conservation

Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast

November 6, 2019

LIMA, Peru. November, 2019. Lima Peru is the site of a remarkable revival of marine wildlife. Off the coast…

Peru Comes Good On Immense 2014 Commitments To Conserving Their Natural Treasures
Policy

Peru Comes Good On Immense 2014 Commitments To Conserving Their Natural Treasures

July 18, 2019

PICTURED: Organizers and leaders smile on closing of the Amazon portion of Peru’s Natural Legacy. Photo credit Gordon and…


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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

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Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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