Explore the dramatic rock formations of Valle de la Luna in the Atacama Desert, Chile—an alien landscape that earned its ...

A sweeping new ALMA image has peeled back the veil on the Milky Way’s core, exposing a dense network of cold gas filaments ...

Gas streams gush into the Milky Way 's center and pile up into thick clouds, but for some reason, those ingredients don't ...

Lithium is a critical element underpinning modern battery technologies, and demand for it has surged with the rise of electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Traditional lithium production from ...

Scientists uncover hidden life thriving beneath the surface of the driest desert, revealing how soil ecosystems survive ...

Scientists mapped 650 light-years of the Milky Way’s core to examine star formation in one of the galaxy’s most extreme environments.

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Nemotodes can certainly adapt to extreme environments, such as the deep sea, Antarctica and mines that stretch kilometres ...

A Brazilian soccer fan is driving his 1971 Beetle 8,700 miles through 15 countries to attend the World Cup in the United ...

The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. Some areas get very little rain each year. The soil is salty, and in some places it even contains harmful elements like arsenic.

Even in the ultra-dry Atacama Desert, tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are thriving in surprising diversity. Scientists found ...

Max Núñez Arquitectos’ Museo Regional de Atacama serves as both cultural anchor and oasis, offering shelter from the harsh sun.