The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...

Chile is rapidly moving to build more power generation capacity, with much of that effort focused on renewable energy ...

Located in the remote Atacama Desert in Chile, Tierra Atacama reemerges from a year-long renovation to invite visitors back ...

In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...

Vicuña Mineral Resource unveiled in AndesA major mineral discovery in the Andes Mountains may significantly alter the trajectory of mining in South America. Geologists have identified one of the ...

Uttarakhand, in the past one year, has seen two major natural and mann-made environmental crisis. The first was in November 2024 when 41 workers were trapped for over 400 hours under 60 metres of ...

Stockhead’s ‘Garimpeiro’ columnist Barry FitzGerald is back in the studio for another instalment of The Explorers Podcast.

A monumental discovery in the Andes Mountains promises to reshape the future of mining in South America. Geologists have ...

Snow has fallen in Chile's Atacama Desert — the driest desert in the world — creating a surreal and rare natural spectacle, ...

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...