Experience Chile’s diverse natural beauty in stunning 4K, from the Atacama Desert and Andes mountains to lush forests and dramatic coastlines. This visual journey showcases the country's varied ...

The university’s critical contribution allows the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to fulfill its mission as a high-tech research tool that is revolutionizing how we explore worlds beyond our own.

For avid skiers from the north, it can feel like cheating to get first tracks through boot-deep powder in South America while ...

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

Scientists at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, including some from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, broke ...

Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species ...

Tsunami warnings have been issued by authorities following an earthquake, which at magnitude 8.7, is one of the most powerful ...

A major magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck early Wednesday in far eastern Russia. Tsunami alerts have been issued in parts of ...

Mycorrhizal fungi help plants thrive, and sequester a lot of carbon. But a new atlas shows these climate warriors need urgent ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Kyushu, following a ...

High in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, something extraordinary is happening ... All this data will be used to build a detailed map of the universe, including stars, galaxies, and objects in ...

Long a cultural melting pot and a hub for artists, the 400-year-old city is riding a new surge in popularity. Here’s the ...