A recent study published in Current Biology has found that animals living at elevations of 1,000 meters and higher have a reduction in genes related to smell and a smaller olfactory bulb than similar ...

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 ...

Previous evidence suggests that living at higher altitudes leads to longer life spans for humans. Scientists at Harvard Medical School wanted to know why. In a study released this week of mice, ...

In the animal kingdom, the creatures with the biggest hearts – relative to their size – are often the tiniest among us.

A camera trap with a timestamp from May 16 captured the big cat, making it one of the highest verified records of the species ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we discuss the differences between e-cigarettes (vapes) and far-less-studied dry herb vaporizers. Then we talk about some of the incredible evolutionary ...

High in the Ecuadorian Andes, at altitudes thousands of meters above sea level, humans face environmental pressures very ...

Researchers uncover how specific genetic and cardiovascular traits give Tibetan women an edge in surviving and thriving at high altitudes, linking better oxygen delivery to more successful pregnancies ...

(SALT LAKE CITY) – Three common antidepressants ­– Paxil (paroxetine), Lexapro (escitalopram), and Prozac (fluoxetine) – could be less effective at high elevations, suggests research involving lab ...