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Flowers bloom in the driest desert on the planet
In recent weeks, the sand dunes of Atacama, Chile, the world's driest desert, have once again been bathed in vibrant colors as flowers bloom, despite a persistent drough…
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The vast mineral mine in the Atacama desert looks from space
The photo was taken on June 26, 2019 in a special area of the Tarapaca region in northern Chile, where the largest caliche mines (or Chilean matches) can be found.
Space science
'Meteorite cemetery' in the deadliest desert in the world
Scientists have discovered the Atacama desert - the driest place on earth - once the center of the attack of hundreds of ancient meteorites.
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'Miracle' in the town located in the world's most arid desert
When the first time the travelers traveled through the desert to discover this place, with the lagoon full of water and the good vegetation surrounding them, they couldn…
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The mysterious 'alien skeleton' is decoded
The skeleton was found in the town of La Noria in Chile's Atacama desert in 2003 and was named Ata.
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Discovering life in the world's most Martian-like place
Scientists have discovered bacteria in the world's driest desert and this suggests that there may be life on Mars.
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In the driest desert in the world, there is a giant hand that is calling for help.
Growing up in the middle of the white sand of the driest desert in the world, the giant hand bears the illusory and mysterious looks like
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The discoveries you know?
Have you ever wondered what is the driest place in the world or how to put a pear in a bottle? The results of recent scientific discoveries will help us better understan…
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Life is in the driest place on Earth
Scientists discovered many types of bacteria that live in the soil in the Atacama desert, the driest place in the world.
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8 destinations for science enthusiasts
Going to the Florida Keys or Atacama Desert in the summer, experts or science lovers can witness and observe the unique natural phenomena.
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Discover the 10 most pristine lands in the world
Antarctic ice sea, jungle Papua New Guinea, Chile's Atacama desert ... are 3 of 10 lands still quite alien to humans,
1001 mystery
Identify the tiny mummy is a man, a male gender
The leading Stanford University scientists have unveiled the secret of the mummy 'alien' source found 10 years ago in the Atacama desert, Chile.
Oceanography
The 'ghost' fish only lives at a depth of 7.5 km on the seabed, melting when ashore
Three new 'ghost' species are found at 7,500 meters deep in the seabed, in one of the deepest fissures in the Pacific.
Archeology
150 mysterious mummies revealed in America
Archaeologists from Poland, Peru and Colombia saw 150 unidentified mummies in the Atacama desert, north of Chile with many different poses.
Archeology
Decipher the mysterious death at the 9 million year old whale cemetery
The mysteries associated with a 9 million-year-old whale graveyard in the Atacama desert located next to the Pan-American highway in Chile were finally revealed.