After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled ...

This phenomenon, sometimes called a “desert bloom,” is filling sections of the Atacama with bright flowers. The Atacama Desert stretches along the coast of northern Chile, encompassing over ...

While the Atacama Desert may seem devoid of plant life at first glance, it actually boasts a unique array of resilient flora. These plants have evolved remarkable adaptations, allowing them to ...

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 northern Chile sits in the rain ... Eventually, there will be nothing left. Desalination plants, which remove salt from ocean water, can fill some of the need, but they ...

The Atacama Desert, in Chile, is the driest non-polar ... When small amounts of rainfall hit the area, a wide variety of flowers blossom over the barren landscape. Between the months of September ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path in Socaire, a hilltop village deep in Chile's Atacama Desert, a black flag whips in the wind above Jeanette Cruz's house. The desert sun has ...