"I don't know of any other case where plants have been sent back to their country," says Goettsch. "I think it was definitely a success." The cacti are now in an Atacama Desert greenhouse managed ...

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the ...

On the other hand, every few years, an unusually rainy period can produce "super blooms," where even the Atacama becomes blanketed in wildflowers. Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ...

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

Damages of €20,000 were paid to ABC for its legal costs and to further its conservation work in very desert the plants came ...

is part of the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar desert in the world. According to Geographical.co.uk, Arica gets only around 0.76 mm of rainfall per year, though its plant life is supported by ...

A massive chemical plant is causing a "celestial crisis ... are in danger from the march of urban and industrial development. Chile's Atacama desert is the driest non-polar region on Earth ...

Despite the extreme conditions, this harsh desert is home to a surprising variety of plant and animal life, adapted to survive in this arid environment. While the Atacama Desert may seem devoid of ...

Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert -- home to the world's darkest skies -- will spoil its view of the stars and threaten ...

An international research team studied the solar PV impact of emissions from a coal-fired power plant in the Atacama Desert, ...