Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet. With its ...

As a plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull pale sameness of the rocks and sand organize and change form. Distinct white lines gradually evolve from tan and rust-red.

There is something unique about this desert located in Peru’s desert landscape. One of the reasons why today scientists have been able to discover this is that the desert experiences high temperatures ...