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A polar air mass has brought record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, causing at least 15 deaths and forcing ...
Temperatures across lower South America have plummeted – falling as low as -15° Celsius or 5° Fahrenheit in some places – as ...
Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around Chile that have been ...
In Chile's Atacama Desert, researchers are using innovative fog-catching nets to collect moisture and grow hydroponic lettuce ...
The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...
ALMA's snow day was the result of a "cold core" passing through the country, according to the Chilean Meteorological ...
In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...
The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes Mountains ...
Although 11th Airborne Division Soldiers and Paratroopers proudly wear the Arctic Tab, they remain ready to operate in any ...
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 ...