From Tokyo’s Record Rain To Chile’s Desert Bloom: El Nino At Work
The world is witnessing the extreme impact of El Nino, a natural climate phenomenon that can shape weather…
Scientists found a 9-million-year-old capybara relative’s tooth in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of Earth’s driest places; the water-loving animal adds evidence that the region once supported wetlands and a much wetter climate
The newly discovered tooth provides another reason to reconsider how the region looked in the distant past, the…
How China is working to turn Saishiteng Mountain into the world’s largest astronomy base
Construction on the Tibetan plateau of some of the Earth’s most powerful optical telescopes is putting China on…
New supersized telescope in Atacama desert could offer view of Earth-like planets
In Chile’s Atacama Desert, the night sky feels infinite. Considered the driest place on Earth, its darkness offers…
Light Pollution Threatens Atacama Desert’s Astronomy and Ecosystems
In the vast expanse of Chile’s Atacama Desert, where the night sky unfolds in a tapestry of stars…