Scientists have figured out a way to collect water in places where there isn’t any at all. Or, there isn’t any in or under ...

Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...

The city only sees around 0.76 mm of rainfall per year, though its plant and wildlife life is supported by the moisture of a ...

This hot desert area has not seen rain in five centuries and it’s so dry it’s gained a reputation for its record-breaking lack of precipitation. The Atacama Desert, in Chile, is the driest non ...

From camel trekking and sandboarding to geodesic domes and yoga retreats, these striking desert destinations offer something ...

Widely considered the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert receives less than 15 millimeters (0.6 inches) of rainfall per year, with some weather stations never having recorded any rain at all.

This is the driest early August to early March on record for Tucson, in official weather statistics going back to 1895.