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

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

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

A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet 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 is transforming vast areas of barren sand into tapestry of fuchsia, pink, and purple wildflowers in a ...

The desert bloom phenomenon is set to return to Chile in September. File Photo by Adriana Thomasa/EPA Aug. 18 (UPI) --The desert bloom phenomenon is expected to return in the third week of September ...

Experts describe 2025 as among the Atacama’s wettest in recent years, with some high-elevation borderlands receiving up to 60 ...

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 ...

Chile’s Tierra Atacama lodge has reopened with a renewed focus on Atacameño culture and excursions to geysers, salt pans, and ...

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