A rare blanket of flowers has transformed Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest in the world, and drawn tourists and scientists to marvel at the fleeting blaze of colour. “When we have winter rain fall, ...

At the summit of Mount Whitney, 14,505 feet, there’s a big sphere of purple-blue flowers with an intense, musky smell. It’s found nowhere else on earth. Nobody can drive to see it. It requires time ...