Globally, lithium carbonate is produced from either lower-cost evaporation of brine or higher-cost mining of spodumene minerals. SQM has a cost advantage in lithium carbonate production due to its ...
According to Wikipedia, there are several areas along the North American and South American coast that have similar weather systems impacting similar topography, such as the Atacama desert ...
In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...
From camel trekking and sandboarding to geodesic domes and yoga retreats, these striking desert destinations offer something ...
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 ...
Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.
Researchers in Chile are launching a project to combat water scarcity in the Atacama Desert by setting up fog collectors in and around Alto Hospicio. These fog collectors will be used in practical ...
"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.