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Washington, D.C.-The Atacama Desert, which runs along the Pacific Coast in Chile, is the driest place on the planet and, largely because of that ...

Crosses lie on graves at a cemetery close to the ancient geoglyphs of 'Cerros Pintados', at Atacama desert, in Iquique, Chile October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Updated ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile, known as the driest place on Earth, experiences a rare phenomenon called the Atacama Desert Bloom. Despite minimal rainfall, the desert thrives on camanchaca ...

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A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama Desert.