The driest non-polar place on earth, the Atacama Desert, is currently covered with carpets of colorful blossoms. This natural spectacle only happens once or twice every 10 years, and three years ago ...

A rare floral phenomenon has transformed Chile's Atacama Desert into a vibrant landscape, attracting tourists and scientists. The bloom, triggered by winter rainfall, is a temporary spectacle ...

A rare blanket of flowers has transformed Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest in the world, and drawn tourists and scientists to marvel at the fleeting blaze of colour.

A swarm of spherical rovers, blown by the wind like tumbleweeds, could enable large-scale and low-cost exploration of the Martian surface, according to results presented at the Joint Meeting of the ...

Explore the breathtaking El Tatio Geyser Field in the heart of Chile’s Atacama Desert! From powerful geysers to stunning desert landscapes, this journey is a must for every traveler seeking natural ...

Fly over the surreal landscapes of the Atacama Desert, Chile, with this stunning 4K aerial video. Known as the driest non-polar desert on Earth, the Atacama offers a dramatic canvas of wind-sculpted ...

A conversation with Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction and the hidden cost and obscured history of the capitalist push to monetize the energy transition.

The critical mineral deal signed between the United States and Ukraine in April was a triumph of Ukrainian diplomacy, after a disastrous first meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald ...

One particularly memorable account of failure there described temperatures of twenty degrees below zero and winds that drove “head-high icy particles which cut our faces like sandpaper.” At the time I ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia dating back up to 12,000 years.

Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our vision out into the cosmos.