Tag: chile

Feb 11, 2023

Controversy Continues to Swirl Around the Atacama Skeleton

Controversy Continues to Swirl Around the Atacama Skeleton

“The Atacama Skeleton nicknamed “Ata,” has an unusually long skull, giant eye sockets, and only 20 ribs instead of 24”

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Nov 27, 2022

We’ve Discovered The Largest “Planet Ending” Asteroid in Nearly 10 Years

We've Discovered The Largest "Planet Ending" Asteroid in Nearly 10 Years

Uh oh.

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Aug 29, 2022

Man Disappears After He Was Accidentally Paid 300x Times His Salary

Man Disappears After He Was Accidentally Paid 300x Times His Salary

Would you take the money and run?

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Aug 22, 2022

The Problem With Lithium-Ion Batteries

The Problem With Lithium-Ion Batteries

The metals needed to create lithium-ion batteries are scarce and the demand raises important environmental and ethical questions.

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Oct 31, 2016

Picture of the Day: The 20,000 Year Old ‘Dragon Dune’ That Protects a City

Picture of the Day: The 20,000 Year Old 'Dragon Dune' That Protects a City

In Iquique, Chile lies a 20,000-year-old, 320 m (1,050 ft) tall sand dune that overlooks the city

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Aug 31, 2016

Architect Turns Unused Hill Into Amazing Public Park for Children

Architect Turns Unused Hill Into Amazing Public Park for Children

A 4-hectare (10 acre) playground with tree houses, swings, water forests and an amazing 60 toboggan cascade in Santiago, Chile

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Jan 26, 2016

Picture of the Day: The Driest Place on Earth in Full Bloom

Picture of the Day: The Driest Place on Earth in Full Bloom

The area got as much rain in a single day last March as it typically gets in 14 years!

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Dec 30, 2015

Picture of the Day: Patagonia Dreaming

Picture of the Day: Patagonia Dreaming

Photography by Andy Lee

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Sep 30, 2015

Just a Super-Charged Volcanic Ash Cloud Sparked by Lightning

Just a Super-Charged Volcanic Ash Cloud Sparked by Lightning

Jaw-dropping video shows a super-charged volcanic ash cloud in Patagonia being sparked by lightning.

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