Of the more than 3,000 species of snakes in the world today, around 70 have adapted from living entirely on land to thriving ...
From the deep ocean floor to vast underground caverns beneath our feet, these places challenge our understanding of the world.
Most of us think we know what Earth looks like. Then you stumble on a place that doesn’t fit the script—salt that turns the ground into a perfect mirror, rock formations that look sculpted by ...
The most famous example of these regions is Antarctica's McMurdo Valleys. It is considered one of the driest places on Earth.
A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of ...
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon. It occurs in regions near the Arctic and Antarctic circles. During summer, the sun remains visible for weeks ...
On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is a kind of dragon’s ...
A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered the best place on Earth to study space. Eduardo Unda-Sanzana at the Paranal ...