The race to save the world's oldest mummies 04:20. ... Chile's Atacama Desert was once home to the Chincorro people, an ancient population that began mummifying their dead 5,000 years ago, ...

Tracks from both authorized and illegal off-road racing have marred 3,000-year-old figures of animals, humans and objects on the desert slopes of Alto Barranco in the Tarapacá region of Chile.

The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

Chile's Atacama Desert was once home to the Chincorro people, an ancient population that began mummifying their dead 5,000 years ago, two millennia before the Egyptians did, according to Bernando ...

The tracks come from cars and bikes racing across the desert floor, but in the process they've torn through 3,000-year-old artworks depicting animals like horses and birds.

Off-Road Racing Causes “Shocking” Damage to Chile’s Ancient Geoglyphs Images and drone videos released by the Atacama Desert Foundation show extensive tire tracks through the carved figures.

Large petroglyph in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. (Credit: Jeremy Richards/Shutterstock) Some, like the Giant of Tarapacá — a 282-foot-tall anthropomorphic figure on Cerro Unita — are ...

The Atacama Desert, Chile. The driest non-polar desert on earth. Average annual rainfall? ... If your name is Nils Arend - and your race is The Speed Project - the answer is simple.

Every year, more than 60,000 tonnes of clothes are shipped to northern Chile from Europe, the US and Asia. Whether they're ...

Chile’s Atacama desert is home to the only solar thermal tower in Latin America. The imposing 240-meter construction is one of the pillars of the country’s ambitious green energy program that ...

The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are racing to protect already scarce water supplies and their way of life.

Artwork like this has been on the desert floor for up to 3,000 years. Off-roading is a pretty great pastime that brings people together, is a fun way to explore the outdoors and showcases some ...