LAKE ANDES, S.D. — Just outside Lake Andes, a steel grain bin once used to store corn and soybeans has been converted into a ...

Archaeologists must have one of the coolest jobs ever—as long as a lifetime of digging around in the dirt yields some epic results, like priceless artifacts, treasure-filled tombs, or groundbreaking ...

A chance encounter between a wild tomato and a potato-like plant 9 million years ago is why we have modern-day potatoes, ...

Nine million years ago, in the shadow of the rising Andes Mountains, a key ancestor of the beloved modern-day potato was born ...

After diving into the poles, it’s time to shift our focus to two of the world’s most iconic mountain ranges,the Andes and the ...

I was in the ancient city of Cuzco, Peru -- once the capital of the Inca Empire -- standing at the train station with the ...

Classic sweet and tangy cream cheese mints are elevated with a delightful surprise: a chocolatey Andes mint. These candies ...

Researchers say they have finally uncovered the mysterious origins of one of our favorite carbs: the humble potato.

New research traces the genetic ancestry of the popular root vegetable to a brief plant romance millions of years ago.

What do you get when a tomato and a tuber-less plant meet in the Andes? A potato, nature’s starchy lovechild and one of ...

A team led by Chinese scientists found that there was a natural crossing nine million years ago, in an investigation with ...

The soil in high-elevation, cooler, drier tropical forests in the Colombian Andes stores more carbon from fires than lower, ...