Academic unit: Atacama Desert Center
Descubre cómo este centro realiza investigaciones en uno de los desiertos más extremos del mundo.
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First Fog Water Map Created in Chile
A free interactive platform reveals how much water can be extracted from the coastal camanchaca in the north and center of the country, opening new…
What Are the Mysterious Zebra Stripes of the Atacama Desert?
A team led by researchers from the University of Cologne in Germany and the UC Chile is seeking to uncover a unique geomorphological phenomenon: distinctive…
UC Chile Atacama Desert Center Wins National Geographic Award for Innovative Fog Water Solutions
The National Geographic Society's Freshwater Conservation Projects competition received over 200 proposals worldwide, all focused on protecting freshwater…
Transforming Fog into Water in the World’s Driest Desert
The Atacama Desert Research Station, inaugurated as part of the Desierto Vivo (Living Desert) project funded by the Public Science program, is a pioneering…
Plants Living on the Edge of Aridity in the Atacama Desert
Better known as airplants, tillandsias are unique species capable of capturing water from the ground and the fog. This particularity has made them excellent…