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The Atacama Desert in northern Chile offers an extraordinary travel experience that captivates adventurers, astronomers and nature enthusiasts alike. With its extreme altitude, crystal-clear skies and ...

Une rare couche de neige a recouvert jeudi une partie du désert d'Atacama au Chili, un phénomène non observé depuis dix ans. Le centre astronomique ALMA a rapporté l'événement, soulignant son ...

Even in the ultra-dry Atacama Desert, tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are thriving in surprising diversity. Scientists found that biodiversity increases with moisture and altitude shapes which species ...

Travel around the Puna, the high-elevation plains of Chile’s Atacama Desert. Host David Yetman, historian Bill Beezley and Archeologist María José Figuerero travel around the Puna, the high-elevation ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brianna Randall writes about the intersection of travel and science. The Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley) near San Pedro de ...

In Chile, a writer takes a road trip through one of the world’s driest places — a landscape that preserves remnants of the dead. The Valley of Mars in the Atacama Desert, with the Andes in the ...