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

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 ...

While the Atacama Desert may seem devoid of plant life at first glance, it actually boasts a unique array of resilient flora. These plants have evolved remarkable adaptations, allowing them to ...

On the other hand, every few years, an unusually rainy period can produce "super blooms," where even the Atacama becomes blanketed in wildflowers. Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ...

The city only sees around 0.76 mm of rainfall per year, though its plant and wildlife life is supported by the moisture of a ...

Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.

Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet. With its "Martian landscapes" and sprawling salt flats, the arid "geographical ...