Chile's endangered Humboldt penguins risk further decline, scientists say

CACHAGUA ISLAND (Reuters) -Chilean scientists warned of further risks to the world's shrinking population of Humboldt ...
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50-plus archaeological sites on Easter Island could become submerged

Sept. 5 (UPI) --Rising sea levels could flood more than 50 archaeological sites on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, by 2080 -- including the iconic Ahu Tongariki, according to a new study from the ...
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The Americas Highlights The Island-Living Horses of the Atlantic Coast's Barrier Islands

In The Americas, narrator Tom Hanks takes us on an expansive adventure from the southern tip of Chile to the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada. From the western Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Coast ...
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On the coast of Chile, bird nests show the scars of plastic pollution

SANTIAGO, Chile — The red-legged cormorants that make their nests along the coast of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile normally use a mixture of seaweed, feathers and guano to build their homes.