This reaction is reversible at high temperatures, which could release water within Atacama soils. The Atacama desert is often used as an analog for studying the harsh conditions of Mars ...

This hot desert area has not seen rain in five centuries and it’s so dry it’s gained a reputation for its record-breaking lack of precipitation. The Atacama Desert, in Chile, is the driest non ...

Reaching each corner of this desert requires a fair amount ... where the super-high salt content bounces you atop the water. Like so much of the Atacama, it’s incredibly remote, and peaceful ...

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 ...

"There is no place on earth quite like the Atacama desert,” explains Oliver Ripley, Our Habitas Co-Founder and CEO. “It's an incredibly serene and humbling place, which is a draw for those ...

Some 3,800 years ago a massive 9.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami with waves as high as 20 metres (66 feet) slammed the coastline of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the world’s driest ...

Researchers in Spain have investigated how climate change may possibly impact solar power generation in the world’s region with the highest solar radiation levels – the Atacama desert in ...