How can the unique biodiversity of the Atacama be leveraged for research and potential bioprospecting?

Nov 5, 2015 ... The Atacama Desert in Chile, which is actually known as “the driest place on earth,” that I really paid attention. Distribution and new sightings of Promops davisoni Thomas, 1921 (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth · 1. Introduction · 2. Jul 18, 2011 ... ESPM scientist Ronald Amundson and his colleagues are using field research and chemical techniques to determine how old the desert is, ... Oct 29, 2022 ... How a desert bloomed in the driest place on Earth ... Unusual winter rainfall has produced a floral bloom and explosion of colour on the barren ... Apr 27, 2019 ... I was really excited to see the desert and go to one of the driest places in the world! San Pedro de Atacama is the town to base yourself to explore the desert. Jan 27, 2017 ... A paper that is among the first to characterize the high-quality preservation of molecular fossils in extremely dry deserts. Nov 5, 2020 ... “The clays are inhabited by microorganisms,” said corresponding author Alberto G. Fairén, a visiting scientist in the Department of Astronomy, ... May 21, 2017 ... 98: A place on Earth as dry as Mars with Dr. Azua-Bustos ... Dr. Jul 9, 2024 ... The Atacama Desert is known as the Desierto Florido (the “flowering desert”) because every few years it's blanketed with flowers, when the right ... What is the driest place on Earth? Atacama Desert, Chile. How much does it rain here on average per year? A little less than 1 millimeter per year.