Peru draws tourists eager to explore the remnants of South America’s ancient civilisations. There’s much to uncover in this ...

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...

The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes Mountains ...

Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around Chile that have been ...

Admire colorful cacti and plants at the Desert Botanical Garden is ranked #1 out of 22 things to do in Phoenix. See pictures and our review of Admire colorful cacti and plants at the Desert ...

Located in the remote Atacama Desert in Chile, Tierra Atacama reemerges from a year-long renovation to invite visitors back ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Some of the protected plants, such as saguaros, also suck massive amounts of carbon out of the air and could be an important piece of the city’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2030.

How might we reimagine freedom on an increasingly turbulent and resource-constrained planet? Charting a course between rival ...

Her efforts have paid off: Last year in Tucson Mountain Park alone, hundreds of volunteers logged 2,700 hours removing buffelgrass, an invasive weed that threatens native desert flora and fauna.