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Energy giant kills controversial project near world’s darkest skies

The world’s darkest observatory skies have just survived one of their biggest industrial scares. After months of mounting ...
Boise State Public Radio

In the world's driest desert, Chile freezes its future to protect plants

Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile's most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten ...
heise online

Industrial project in the Atacama Desert canceled, astronomers relieved

Normally, the announcement of building a wind and solar farm is good news. In the case of Inna, however, the good news is that the project will not be implemented. The facility in Chile could have ...
Forbes

The Most Martian Desert On Earth: The Atacama Desert In Northern Chile

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brianna Randall writes about the intersection of travel and science. The Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley) near San Pedro de ...
Frontiers

Promising trends in agricultural practices towards food security: expanding the desert landscape and flora into mainstream farming

1 Plant Biochemistry Lab, Division of Crop Improvement, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)—Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India 2 Biochemistry and Enzyme ...
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Have You Seen the Atacama Desert from the Sky

Fly above the Atacama Desert, showcasing one of the most extreme and visually striking landscapes on Earth. Located in northern Chile, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert, shaped by wind, time, ...
Yahoo

Chile's Atacama desert flower could hold key to drought tolerant crops

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the area of an unusual winter bloom on Atacama desert prior to the spring phenomenon known as 'Desierto Florido' (Bloomed desert), which fills the driest desert in the world ...
Newsday

The world's driest desert blooms into a rare, fleeting flower show

LLANOS DE CHALLE NATIONAL PARK, Chile — A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers. The arid ...
Reuters

Rains bring rare floral bloom to Chile's Atacama Desert

SANTIAGO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A rare blanket of flowers has transformed Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest in the world, and drawn tourists and scientists to marvel at the fleeting blaze of colour.
The New York Times

A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered the best place on Earth to study space. Eduardo Unda-Sanzana at the Paranal ...
UPI

Atacama Desert bloom phenomenon to return in mid-September

Aug. 18 (UPI) --The desert bloom phenomenon is expected to return in the third week of September in Chile's Llanos de Challe National Park and surrounding areas, reaching its peak in October after ...