The scorching deserts of Ocucaje in southern Peru have once again yielded an extraordinary glimpse into the past.

Massive geoglyphs etched into the coastal pampa of southern Peru, the Nazca Lines were carved starting 2,500 years ago — and ...

The remains of a young marine crocodile have been discovered in a Peruvian desert. The fossils date back 10 to 12 million ...

As a plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull pale sameness of the rocks and sand organize and change form. Distinct white lines gradually evolve from tan and rust-red.

Located in the coastal desert of Peru, the archaeological site of Chankillo dates back to the fourth century BCE. This ...

Paleontologists in Peru have discovered a 9-million-year-old fossil of Cosmopolitodus Hastalis, a relative of the great white ...

Mammal bites dinosaur in ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ fossil find Extrapolating from some massive bones found in the Peruvian desert, an international team of researchers estimated that the animal had ...

A 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark has been unearthed in Peru by paleontologists.Discovered ...

The findings mark the culmination of a six-month field survey by the university, which researches these massive figures in the Peruvian desert. So far, 430 pieces of geoglyphs drawn about 2,000 ...

The nearly-complete Cosmopolitodus Hastalis fossil was found some 235 km south of Lima in Peru's Pisco basin, a hot, desert ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...