Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brianna Randall writes about the intersection of travel and science. The Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley) near San Pedro de ...

Imagine a landscape so barren it resembles Mars itself, where some weather stations have never recorded a single drop of rain in their entire operational history. This isn't science fiction – it's the ...

Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet. With its "Martian landscapes" and sprawling salt flats, the arid "geographical ...

Scientists made a surprising wildlife discovery in the world’s driest desert. Tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are not just surviving but thriving high in the Chilean mountains. The findings suggest that ...