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Small, white zircon crystals of various shapes and sizes appear against a black background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Prospecting for Copper with Machine Learning and Zircons

by Rachel Fritts 23 February 202323 February 2023

Using artificial intelligence, researchers can now identify zircons derived from valuable copper deposits.

Edificios inca marrones con una calle en medio. Al fondo se distinguen los Andes y un cielo azul con pocas nubes.
Posted inNews

Grabado en piedra: edificios incas guardan el registro de terremotos antiguos

by Erin Martin-Jones 13 October 202222 March 2023

Daños a los edificios incas en Cusco revelan una historia de terremotos olvidada que podría ayudar a científicos a entender riesgos sísmicos modernos.

Research vessel overlooking a glacier
Posted inNews

Arctic Glaciers, a Peruvian Volcano, and a Russian Famine

by Santiago Flórez 11 October 202222 February 2023

A team studying Russian glaciers found evidence that a volcanic eruption in southern Peru changed the planet’s climate at the beginning of the 17th century.

Photo showing Inca buildings in the foreground and mountains in the background; some cracks are visible in the stonework.
Posted inNews

Written in Stone: Inca Buildings Remember Ancient Earthquakes

by Erin Martin-Jones 20 September 202228 October 2022

Damage to the Inca buildings of Cusco reveals a forgotten earthquake history that could help scientists understand modern seismic hazards.

Jimena Díaz Leiva standing in front of pine trees and cliff faces in Yosemite National Park.
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Jimena Díaz Leiva: Changing Conservation Narratives

by Jackie Rocheleau 25 July 202222 December 2022

Díaz Leiva has been to Peru and beyond as she works on environmental and social justice projects.

Palm swamp in Peru
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Peeking at Peatlands: Satellite Data Fuel New Findings

by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 June 202229 June 2022

Researchers are combining hard-to-get field measurements with satellite imagery to gain new insight into where peatlands are and how they work.

In the foreground sits a yellow-beige pond, with tree trunks scattered about its surface. Two dredges that appear to be made of wood float by the banks, smoke rising from between them. In the background, the green rain forest towers, the blue sky smudged with white smoke.
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Mercury-Based Gold Mining Haunts Peruvian Rain Forests

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 December 202115 December 2021

In Peru, gold mining harms rain forests and human health. Satellite data can now track forest recovery in protected areas and the migration of informal miners to less regulated areas.

A migrant farmworker is interviewed by social scientist Anna Erwin at the Majes-Siguas irrigation project in Peru.
Posted inNews

Peruvian Farmers Threatened by Water Stress

by James Dacey 14 December 202114 December 2021

Two analyses present the Arequipa region as a microcosm of water supply issues facing small-scale agriculture communities.

A glacier- and snow-covered high mountain peak with glacial lakes
Posted inFeatures

Adapting to Receding Glaciers in the Tropical Andes

by Tania V. Rojas, Duncan Quincey, Pedro Rau, Daniel Horna-Muñoz and Jorge D. Abad 8 October 20216 May 2022

Integrated approaches are needed to understand and respond to changes in tropical mountain ecosystems and communities brought about by receding glaciers and changes in land use.

Kichwa forest monitors in a deforested site at Copal Urco in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Indigenous Peoples Harness Space Technology to Stop Deforestation

by Andrew J. Wight 26 August 202131 March 2022

Satellite observations have long been used to detect deforestation, and a new study shows that giving Indigenous groups greater access to these data can improve response times and reduce tree cover loss.

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