Most of my most cherished camping adventures have taken place in the high country. As soon as winter had well and truly been banished when I lived in the Rocky Mountains, you could find me enjoying ...

Andean highlanders adapt to thin air through epigenetic gene tuning, revealing a flexible, long-term path to altitude survival.

DNA sequencing technology makes it possible to explore the genome to learn how humans adapted to live in a wide range of ...

Researchers discovered an example of convergent evolution in the Peruvian and Tibetan highlander communities. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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At last, you’ve arrived in Cuzco, Peru — you’re ready for your dream trek to Machu Picchu. There’s just one problem: You can barely catch your breath, your stomach is churning and, in the morning, ...

On a series of expeditions along the spine of the Andes Mountains, a team of high-climbing researchers has found mammalian life scampering through some of Earth’s harshest environments. From 2020 to ...

People who climb too fast or too high risk acute altitude sickness, which can lead to life-threatening hypoxic brain injury. By using in vivo electrochemistry, researchers demonstrated that ...

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But it comes with a risk that's often underestimated though: altitude sickness.Climbing too quickly can cause serious health problems, experts say. "The risk of getting altitude sickness significantly ...