A joint China-Chile expedition aims to explore a 435-mile stretch of the Atacama Trench, ...

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 ...

The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile has been a bit of a secret destination for those who love stargazing and other-worldly hiking terrains. It is home to ALMA, the world’s largest radio telescope and ...

Imagine a landscape so barren it resembles Mars itself, where some weather stations have never recorded a single drop of rain in their entire operational history. This isn't science fiction – it's the ...

A new study shows that resilient and remarkably diverse populations of organisms can persist in the soil despite harsh and ...

View photos of the stark yet fascinating Atacama Desert of Chile, which draws visitors with its austere beauty and otherworldly atmosphere.

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The ocean covers over 70% of our planet but still remains largely unexplored. These uncharted territories are home to diverse and peculiar creatures. In the dark oceanic depths, a new predator, dubbed ...

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