The Atacama Desert in northern Chile holds the record for being the driest non-polar desert on Earth. Some parts of it go ...

Flowers bloom in the Atacama Desert in Chile, considered the driest non-polar resion in the world. Source – Joselyn Anfossi Mardones from Chiguayante, Chile. CC SA 2.0. The sand dunes of Chile’s ...

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 ...

Nature's magic unfolds in Chile's Atacama Desert, the world's driest region, transforming into a vibrant flower garden.

Large swaths of the Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been covered with purple and white flowers after unusual rainfall patterns in northern Chile. Normally, such a desert bloom occurs ...

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 ...

One of the driest regions on Earth has transformed nearly overnight from a sparse desert into a beautiful garden of many colors. That's because heavy rains in mid-August have caused thousands of ...

VICUÑA, Chile — Vicuña, the birthplace of Chile's first Nobel laureate, writer Gabriela Mistral, is a dusty little town in the north of the country with colorful facades and cracked cobblestone ...

SANTIAGO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The arid plains of northern Chile are likely to once again be painted a rainbow of colors with blooming flowers after this year's winter rains set the stage for the ...