Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: These are Chile’s "seed guardians". They're an emerging group of farmers and growers trying to protect the traditional ...

Ana Sandoval, a dedicated researcher at Initihuasi Seed Bank, nurturing the future with a pot of shooting seeds — preserving biodiversity one sprout at a time. (John Bartlett for NPR) VICUÑA, Chile — ...

A feminist group in Chile has forced the closure of a smelting plant that caused local pollution. The coastal towns of Quintero and Puchuncaví in Chile are considered one of five 'sacrifice zones' in ...

Recent columns provided brief overviews of plants native to several of the world’s summer-dry (Mediterranean) climates. These climate regions include California, so all summer-dry plants are ...

VICUÑA, Chile — Vicuña, the birthplace of Chile's first Nobel laureate, writer Gabriela Mistral, is a dusty little town in the north of the country with colorful facades and cracked cobblestone ...

Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile's most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten flowers to endangered... In the world's driest desert, Chile freezes its ...