Wildflowers are blooming in the Atacama Desert, an inhospitable stretch of land west of the Andes Mountains that normally ...

A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of ...

On October 14, 2025, in Totoral, Atacama, Chile, @CsarPizarro14 shared a breathtaking video showing a vigorous opening of ...

These wildflowers aren't what most people would expect to see in the desert in Chile - but they've been able to bloom thanks ...

The Atacama desert typically receives less than 15mm of rain every year. But the area had more than 12mm of rain during ...

The Atacama Desert is transforming vast areas of barren sand into tapestry of fuchsia, pink, and purple wildflowers in a ...

For adventure seekers, the ultimate luxury these days is access to natural wonders via high-end, safari-style lodges where ...

Scientists in Chile’s Atacama Desert have identified up to eleven distinct gecko species once thought to be a single kind.

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 ...

Unlike optical telescopes, ALMA observes in the millimeter/submillimeter range, between infrared and longer radio waves.

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 ...