As the oldest and driest desert on Earth, Chile's Atacama Desert is a treasure trove of discoveries for scientists and ...

Fly above the Atacama Desert, showcasing one of the most extreme and visually striking landscapes on Earth. Located in northern Chile, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert, shaped by wind, time, ...

Fly above the Atacama Desert, showcasing one of the most extreme and visually striking landscapes on Earth. Located in northern Chile, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert, shaped by wind, time, ...

Wildflowers are blooming in the Atacama Desert, an inhospitable stretch of land west of the Andes Mountains that normally gets just 2 millimeters of rain every year. But this July and August, a rare ...

Wildflowers are blooming in the Atacama Desert, an inhospitable stretch of land west of the Andes Mountains that normally gets just 2 millimeters of rain every year. But this July and August, a rare ...

Tierra Atacama is among the oldest—and newest—lodges in Antofagasta, set on the edge of desert oasis San Pedro de Atacama since 2008. Chilean founders the Purcells, who went into hospitality with a ...

ATACAMA, Chile, Oct 8 (Reuters) - In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand ...

LLANOS DE CHALLE NATIONAL PARK, Chile — A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers. The arid ...

Beneath the relentless sun of Chile's Atacama Desert, tiny geckos hide a remarkable secret. New genomic research, led by the University of Wollongong's (UOW) Kamryn Carter, has discovered that these ...

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered the best place on Earth to study space. Eduardo Unda-Sanzana at the Paranal ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Aug. 18 (UPI) --The desert bloom phenomenon is expected to return in the third week of September in Chile's Llanos de Challe National Park and surrounding areas, reaching its peak in October after ...