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The rise of lithium mining threatens the Andean flamingo in Argentina – by Diego Jemio (El Pais – January 28, 2024)

The rise of lithium mining threatens the Andean flamingo in Argentina

The mining boom which is concentrated in the provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Catamarca is affecting this species’ nesting places. There are less than 80,000 of these beautiful flamingos left

Andean leaf-eared mice break the record of highest-dwelling mammals

A group of scientists in Chile are investigating how these South American rodents manage to survive at altitudes where no other vertebrate has ever been seen

"How in God's Name Is Anything Living up There?" – Discovery of Mice Mummies on 20,000-Foot Volcanoes Baffles Scientists

The study dismisses any connection to Incan rituals, suggesting that mice ascended independently. In the midst of the driest desert on Earth, atop 20,000-foot volcanoes, the environment was harsh and unforgiving. The temperatures remained perpetually below freezing, the oxygen levels were less than

Scientists find signs of earliest life on Earth after 3.5 billion-year-old discovery

Stromatolites (Greek for "layered rock") are living fossils found only in a few salty lagoons or bays on Earth - and their unique ecosystem provides a glimpse into what our planet was like billions of years ago