Fly above the Atacama Desert, showcasing one of the most extreme and visually striking landscapes on Earth. Located in ...

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 will be rewarded with perfect wind-sculptured wave patterns as far as ...

Whether you love hiking or animals or seeing the best stargazing in the world, the Atacama Desert is an incredible place for travelers. Here we give you the best travel advice for getting the most out ...

I am only steps outside the airport in Calama, Chile, when an awesome sight halts me in my tracks, said Chris Leadbeater at National Geographic Traveler. A perfect volcano, rising 4,330 feet to a ...

Thanks to the lack of light pollution and altitude, the Atacama has some of the clearest night skies on earth, making for excellent stargazing. Cool off from the desert heat with refreshing swims in ...

Although the technology exists to separate these fibers for reuse, it remains in its early stages and is costly to scale. In ...

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Leading scientists from around the world have called on the Chilean government to protect the dark skies over the Paranal ...

When rains fell in the Atacama Desert for the first time in centuries, scientists had expected to see life blossom. Instead, almost everything died. The rest of this article is behind a paywall.

As one of the driest places on Earth, Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the last places you’d expect a trip to be ruined by rain. Dirk Schulze-Makuch happened to be so lucky. In early 2015, he was ...

In order to search for life on other planets, scientists are studying extreme environments on Earth to understand what that life might look like if they find it. Future Mars rovers like NASA’s 2020 ...

An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are ...