Chileans face perhaps the starkest choice in the history of their country’s young democracy when they vote next month in a ...

A hard-right former lawmaker and admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump appeared poised to win a polarizing presidential ...

The race now goes to a second round on Dec. 14 and analysts believe the starkly opposed Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast ...

The Chilean traps echo a pattern seen far away. In the Middle East and Central Asia, archaeologists have catalogued more than ...

Archaeologist Adrián Oyaneder was reviewing satellite images of a valley in the Andean highlands of northern Chile when he spotted a series of mysterious, V-shaped structures dotting the landscape. At ...

Satellite images have revealed an ancient system of elaborate, funnel-shaped mega traps likely built by hunters and pastoralists to catch prey in the high altitudes of northern Chile. New research on ...

The guiña, a small wildcat, has been moved to least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Found only in Chile and Argentina, this small cat was previously listed as vulnerable. But the ...

Native to the northern hemisphere, plumose anemones have spread across Chilean Patagonia. Scientists estimate that it was likely introduced in the late 20th century via ship ballast water. The exotic ...

More than a dozen states in the northern part of the contiguous U.S. have a chance to see the northern lights. About 15 states could catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis on Aug. 9, according to the ...

Aug. 7 (UPI) --Chile is nearing completion of one of the most ambitious scientific projects in its history: the first National Space Center, or CEN, which is 85% complete. The pioneering facility, ...