In a breathtaking new photograph shared by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the sun rises behind the Extremely Large ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is a wonder in itself. It is the only true desert to receive less precipitation than polar deserts, making it the driest non-polar desert in the world and the second ...

At ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, visitors can experience some of the darkest and clearest night skies ...

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The Atacama Desert in Chile is widely recognised as the driest nonpolar desert in the world ...

Thomas Richard Marsh, an astrophysicist at University of Warwick, was last seen a week ago near the astronomical observatory La Silla on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert where he is understood ...

Lickanantay Indigenous communities in Chile's Atacama Desert are negotiating with mining giants Codelco and SQM to secure a historic governance role in lithium extraction, which accounts for 25% ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

And there's every chance you'll also see desert critters ... while the best the Atacama can manage is windswept salt flats populated by uppity llamas with pretentious names.

Why is this photograph important? Environmental Paradox: Burtynsky’s image starkly juxtaposes the surreal beauty of lithium extraction with its ecological toll, encapsulating the moral dilemma of ...