An image captured by NASA’s Terra satellite is giving us a new and stunning look at how a rare snowfall cloaked the Atacama ...

On June 25, 2025, an extraordinary sight unfolded over the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. A rare snowfall ...

On June 25 2025, snow fell on the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. The unexpected storm swept through the high plains (the Altiplano and Chajnantor Plateau), blanketing terrain normally ...

The Martian Landscape of Atacama Desert, Chile The Martian Landscape of Atacama Desert, Chile (image credits: unsplash) The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth, with ...

President Trump is expected to sign legislation to toughen penalties for fentanyl traffickers -- but is also withholding roughly $140 million in approved grants to fund fentanyl addiction response.

An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare illnesses to their children.

The summer monsoon season will be in full swing over the next couple of days with humid conditions expected in the Coachella Valley and rain forecasted for the surrounding mountains. Sebastian ...

The Black Appalachian Storyteller Fellowship will award $5,000 to six Black artists who best depict Appalachian culture and lived experiences.

Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge ...

A polar air mass has brought record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, causing at least 15 deaths and forcing governments to restrict gas supplies and activate emergency shelters.

Why is the smell of Arizona's monsoon so distinctive? It releases the aromas of the desert, one ecologist says.