In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled ...

The deep ocean is a vast reservoir of biodiversity that harbors unique species, communities, and ecosystems,” write the ...

From camel trekking and sandboarding to geodesic domes and yoga retreats, these striking desert destinations offer something ...

We don’t know for sure, but the answer is inextricably linked to the moment when water first materialized in the cosmos — and ...

Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path in Socaire, a hilltop village deep in Chile's Atacama Desert, a black flag whips in the wind above Jeanette Cruz's house. The desert sun has ...

No tsunami warning was issued in the earthquake-prone South American nation. The quake’s epicenter was 104 kilometers (64 miles) southwest of San Pedro de Atacama, a small town on the edge of the ...

Like rain in the Atacama Desert, Masconomet's shots simply wouldn't fall in the third quarter of Monday's Division 2 state ...

At first sight, orange and off-white shards of rocks surrounded by dust and dirt are all you can see for thousands of desolate kilometres in the Atacama Desert of Chile. This is one of the driest ...

Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members ...