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Herbaceous plants — like those flowering in the Atacama Desert — have a self-pollination mechanism that activates if a pollinator does not arrive in a given year. But this backup occurs late ...
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Ancient Wildfires Shaped Antarctica and the Atacama Desert into the Most Extreme Places on EarthDiscover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.
From the American Southwest to South Africa, desert plants have been targets of plant poaching. Even the remote Atacama wasn’t safe. How, Guerrero wondered, was poaching affecting the desert’s ...
The cacti are now in an Atacama Desert greenhouse managed by the National Forest Corporation of Chile (Conaf), although some local reports suggest some of the plants may have gone missing.
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Rare Blanket of Snow Falls in Chile’s Atacama, the World’s Driest DesertThe extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...
The Atacama Desert spans more than 40,000 square miles, so travelers have plenty of options when it comes to accommodations. “There are about 400 places, from camping [sites] to Airbnbs to high ...
The cacti are now in an Atacama Desert greenhouse managed by the National Forest Corporation of Chile (Conaf), although some local reports suggest some of the plants may have gone missing.
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