This hot desert area has not seen rain in five centuries and it’s so dry it’s gained a reputation for its record-breaking lack of precipitation. The Atacama Desert, in Chile, is the driest non-polar ...

Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members ...

Covering 105,000 square kilometers, the Atacama holds the title of the ... enabling them to thrive deep beneath the desert floor. The researchers collected soil samples from four meters deep ...

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

It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy. The telescope is located on Armazones Hill, about 3,050 meters (10,000 feet ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path ... which stretches out across the valley floor, has become a global resource. The town of Peine, near the Salt flats and one of the closest ...