Killer Ghost Shrimp: Scientists Discover a New Predator Lurking in the Atacama Trench The newly discovered predator sheds light on the surprising creatures that have evolved to thrive in some of ...

The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile has been a bit of a secret destination for those who love stargazing and other-worldly hiking terrains.

Rumor: A strange skeleton found in the Atacama desert has baffled scientists and may be a human-alien hybrid.

Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches) per year due to lithium brine extraction, according to a study by the University of Chile.

Snowfall in the Atacama Desert in Chile is rare, yet the unexpected winter storm on June 25 blanketed parts of the desert in snow, surprising experts.

Some microbes manage to live in the inhospitable Atacama desert Every afternoon, microorganisms fly into the Atacama Desert on grains of dust carried by the wind. The wind-driven dust could be how ...

The Atacama Desert of the west coast of South America vies with the Namib Desert of southwest Africa as being the driest places on our planet. In a typical year neither desert has any measurable ...

Researchers have found microbes thriving 13 feet beneath the scorched surface of Chile's Atacama Desert, marking the deepest discovery of microbial life in the region to date.

Snowfall in the Atacama Desert in Chile is rare, yet the unexpected winter storm on June 25 blanketed parts of the desert in snow, surprising experts.

Our Habitas Atacama brings thoughtful craftsmanship and design to a lunar-looking landscape—all for around $300 a night.

CHANARAL, Chile, (Reuters) - In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...

Snowfall in the Atacama Desert in Chile is rare, yet the unexpected winter storm on June 25 blanketed parts of the desert in snow, surprising experts.