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Ahuna Mons, a 2.5-mile- (4 km) tall mountain on Ceres interpreted as a geologically young cryovolcano, may have some hidden older siblings, according to a team of planetary researchers led by Dr. Michael Sori of the University of Arizona. Ahuna Mons, Ceres’ lonely mountain, is seen in this simulated perspective …

Image caption Only small patches of snow and ice are left at the Chacaltaya ski resort Bolivia’s largest city, La Paz, is currently enduring its worst drought in a quarter of a century. Glaciers in the surrounding Andean mountains are key to its water supply. Simon Parker visited the abandoned …