The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...

Chile's Atacama Desert May Be Famous for the 'Giant' Geoglyph, but the U.S. Uses It as a 'Fast Fashion Graveyard' The Atacama Desert has been an enigma for experts and enthusiasts worldwide. The ...

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

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

The Canadian miner’s reinvention as a critical-metals player—via its massive copper mine in Chile’s Andean foothills— could ...

At first sight, orange and off-white shards of rocks surrounded by dust and dirt are all you can see for thousands of desolate kilometres in the Atacama Desert of Chile. This is one of the driest ...

The effects of a proposed green-energy facility in Chile could be devastating for some of the most powerful instruments ...

Re-Commerce Atacama is part of an initiative to highlight the growing issue of discarded clothing in Chile and global textile waste. It was launched following a fashion show held in the desert last ...

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there – and is setting a precedent for dealing with ...