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
The barren, wind-blasted peaks of volcanoes in the Puna de Atacama, straddling Chile and Argentina, bear a striking resemblance to the Martian surface, characterized by a sparse atmosphere and frigid conditions. Situated at staggering heights exceeding 6,000 meters, these summits were previously tho
An unsuspecting building on the University of Montana campus houses the largest collection of animal specimens in the entire Rocky Mountain West. If the catacomb-like shelves full of wolf skulls
A University of Montana researcher, Jeffrey Good has been sudyingUniversity of Montana researcher Jeffrey Good never suspected he would someday study freeze-dr
University of Montana researcher Jeffrey Good never suspected he would someday study freeze-dried mummy mice from atop some of the highest peaks in South America.