Scientists document cannibalism in an Atacama toad for the first time, observed in a pond in the Chilean desert.

A US energy company has canceled construction of a hydrogen production plant in Chile. Astronomers feared interference with ...

A new study shows that resilient and remarkably diverse populations of organisms can persist in the soil despite harsh and extremely dry conditions. An international team led by researchers from the ...

Rare winter rains have transformed Chile’s Atacama Desert into a vibrant sea of wildflowers. Scientists explain how dormant ...

Tiny soil animals survive harsh desert conditions, revealing hidden life and climate driven survival strategies underground.

Fly above the Atacama Desert, showcasing one of the most extreme and visually striking landscapes on Earth. Located in ...

The companies will deploy Ivanhoe's Typhoon geophysical surveying system to search for copper deposits on certain SQM mining ...

Scientists have studied the driest regions of the Atacama Desert to understand whether life could exist on Mars ...

For anyone curious about what it's like to stand on another planet, Earth offers a few convincing previews. Mars may be 140 ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is famously known for taking that superlative, even though some parts of Antarctica are technically even drier (they don't count because who is going there?!). Officially, ...