The in-depth story of 2010's Copiapó mining accident ("Chilean mining accident") and mine rescue in the Atacama Desert's San José mine. August 5, 2010. Luis Urzua, the mine supervisor, took his crew ...

URUMQI - The Taklimakan Desert, known as the "Sea of Death," has been completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt ...

Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch believes his research into extremophiles in the Atacama could help NASA re-assess its search for ...

Black Friday is bad for sustainability, but businesses can’t escape it. Here are some alternative ways to engage.

Over time, Tang's attitude toward the desert shifted from hatred to love. He resolved to transform his hometown for the ...

Spanish label Ecoalf and filmmaker Stella Banderas address the Atacama Desert in an anti-Black Friday video, urging shoppers ...

A lithium technology startup backed by Rio Tinto , expects to finalise a funding round in the next week to raise A$27.5 ...

A desert oasis hidden away in the dunes in the far reaches of skyscraper-studded Dubai has drawn a surprising new set of ...

A desert oasis hidden away in the dunes in the far reaches of skyscraper-studded Dubai has drawn a surprising new set of ...

For the first time ever, a team of astronomers has successfully captured a "zoomed-in" image of a star outside of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The newly imaged dying star, designated WOH G64, is about 2, ...

Penguins aren’t just found in icy parts of the planet like Antarctica. They're all around the world, including in scrublands, ...

"The experiments performed by NASA's Viking landers may have accidentally killed Martian life by applying too much water," ...