With some of the world’s clearest skies, the Elqui Valley on the edge of the Atacama Desert offers an unparalleled lens into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chile's Atacama desert is best known for its salt lagoons in the north, but head to the Mar de Dunas in the southern part and you ...

This genetic mothership is the central node in a nationwide network of institutions that are safeguarding the country's plant ...

When Eduardo Unda-Sanzana arrived in Chile’s Atacama Desert to teach astronomy, the darkness was disorienting. The remote location of the small observatory at Catholic University of the North made it ...

Deserts are notoriously dry, so why do so many of them border oceans?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The desert bloom phenomenon is set to return to Chile in September. File Photo by Adriana Thomasa/EPA Aug. 18 (UPI) --The desert ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated 70 dusty galaxies at the very edge of the universe that ...

The rugged terrain of Chile’s Atacama Desert is etched with giant images of llamas, cats, fish, birds, and humans. Together, the geoglyphs recall a time when the barren expanse of sand and rock was a ...

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile offers an extraordinary travel experience that captivates adventurers, astronomers and nature enthusiasts alike. With its extreme altitude, crystal-clear skies and ...