The neotropical páramo is a singular environment found only in the mountains of Central America and the northern Andes, between 3,000 and 5,000 meters above sea level. Sandwiched between treeline and snowline, these rugged, glacially-shaped landscapes are distinguished by their humid, cold climate a...

The South American country of Colombia is unimaginably special, topping the charts as 3rd highest in the world on the global biodiversity index. One of only 17 mega-diverse countries on the planet, Colombia’s sometimes-rugged high elevation terrain is still vastly under explored by mycologists. So i...

Imagine a world where the forests are silent, the skies are empty, and oceans are contaminated. What you are picturing isn’t a distant future - it’s the reality that we are facing right now. Biodiversity is an intricate web that supports all life. Every species, from minuscule microbes to massive ma...