Fighting drought with human hair in Chile's drought-stricken orchards SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around Chile ...

For Erick Hurtado, the worst thing about the drought that has devastated his family farm in Chile is the dead animals. Cows seen on farmland left arid by a lack of rainwater in Colina, north of ...

ATACAMA, Chile (Reuters) -In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening ...

A yearlong field study on the outskirts of Chile's Atacama Desert has shown the viability of fog harvesting as a method to supply clean water to communities in the arid region. Local researchers chose ...

Researchers at Chile's gricultural Research Institute's (INIA) Rice Breeding Program have developed a new, less-thirsty strain they call Jaspe - Copyright AFP Thomas ...

Tapado Glacier, an example of a glacier in the arid landscape of the Southern Andes, Chile. The sharp spikes of snow and ice are typical of dry mountain regions. Meltwater streams pour from the ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around Chile that have been struggling with drought for years. The hair, which is ...

Researchers at Chile's gricultural Research Institute's (INIA) Rice Breeding Program have developed a new, less-thirsty strain they call Jaspe. A cold, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best ...

A cold, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best place to grow rice, a famously thirsty grain that thrives in tropical conditions. But a new strain of the world's favorite cereal developed by ...

A cold, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best place to grow rice, a famously thirsty grain that thrives in tropical conditions. But a new strain of the world's favorite cereal developed by ...