Instruments like the those currently on the Red Planet were used to study samples collected from an 'Mars-like' area in Chile ...

A fleet of ball-shaped rovers could drift across the Martian surface like tumbleweed, driven simply by the wind.

Right now there is no conclusive evidence of life on Mars past or present. Nasa’s “leopard spots” are the most promising ...

Ever wonder what it feels like to fly over a landscape that looks straight out of another planet? Welcome to Chile, a country where nature goes all out. This is Conguillío National Park. The volcano ...

For adventure seekers, the ultimate luxury these days is access to biodiversity, natural wonders, and high-end, safari-style ...

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 ...

ATACAMA, Chile, Oct 8 (Reuters) - In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand ...

Beneath the relentless sun of Chile's Atacama Desert, tiny geckos hide a remarkable secret. New genomic research, led by the University of Wollongong's (UOW) Kamryn Carter, has discovered that these ...

The Atacama desert in Chile sits long and lean, sandwiched between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The desert's extreme aridity makes it one of the clearest places on Earth to view the ...

A long-exposure image taken from Cerro Pachón captures the luminous road connecting two of Chile's most important astronomical sites. The Atacama desert is a hotspot for astronomy. With its dry thin ...

LLANOS DE CHALLE NATIONAL PARK, Chile (AP) — 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 ...