The Atacama Desert in Chile is widely recognised as the driest nonpolar desert in the world ...

The case was dubbed Operation Atacama and has become known as ... a group of volunteer educators who spread awareness of desert flora and fauna in the Chilean region of Antofagasta.

While the Atacama Desert may seem inhospitable at first glance, it is also home to a surprising variety of flora and fauna. Indigenous communities have adapted to the harsh conditions and ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants ... The driest deserts, such as Chile's Atacama Desert, have parts that receive ...

A desert fox comes within a few metres of us, drawn by the smell. The Atacama is the driest place on earth beyond the polar regions, says Roberto. It is amazing that not only animals but also 200 ...

Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet ... safari adventure. Among the animals to keep an eye out for are black-maned lions ...

Warwick University Professor Tom Marsh was working as a visiting astronomer at the European Southern Observatory in the Atacama Desert, a "facility he had worked at many times before and was ...