A rare snowstorm has blanketed one of the driest places on Earth, forcing a world-renowned observatory to suspend operations.
A satellite photo from July shows intricate snowy stripes painted across the Atacama Desert in Chile. The icy weather temporarily put the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) ...
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A heron stands near blooming flowers in the Atacama Desert, near Copiapo, Chile, on Oct. 4, 2022. The phenomenon typically only happens every five to seven years when rare heavy rains cause flowers to ...
Scientists are researching the Cistanthe longiscapa, a resilient flower in the Atacama Desert, to uncover genetic traits that could aid drought-resistant crops. This flower's ability to switch between ...
LLANOS DE CHALLE NATIONAL PARK, Chile (AP) — A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers. The ...