Animals in Arches National Park are just full of surprises. And this stunning desert landscape isn’t just about rock ...

Following more than three decades of declining numbers, the Mojave desert tortoise has been officially declared an endangered species in California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted ...

Grist reports solar farms, like the Gemini project, can enhance biodiversity, supporting rare plants like the threecorner ...

Tropical blue hues tend to pop against autumn’s subdued browns, beiges and golds in North America’s driest desert. So, the turquoise pools and glittery electric-blue pupfish stand out at Ash Meadows ...

A team of biologists and volunteers released 51 desert tortoises in the Boulder City Conservation Easement Wednesday. (KTNV) — More than a dozen biologists and volunteers walked through the Boulder ...

This video focuses on the primitive hunting spider, a little-known desert species found in Arizona that may carry medically ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ ) — The High Desert Museum will unveil its much-anticipated exhibition of Andy Warhol's Endangered Species to the public on Saturday, offering a rare look at the collection. The ...

The red-necked ostrich was identified as the closest relative of the extinct Arabian ostrich, and for its ability to survive ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. Dressed in matching blue Hawaiian shirts, Janelle Coleman, her husband and their 7 and 9-year-old sons were observing the sights and sounds of the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State ...

Scientists discovered a new venomous species hunting for prey in the San Joaquin Desert in California during a yearlong research initiative. More than two dozen Tulare Basin scorpions were found by ...

"Our study suggests that green energy and species conservation goals may come into conflict in California's Mojave Desert, which supports nearly 500 rare plant species as well as a rapidly expanding ...

Throughout the history of the West, human actions have often rushed the desert — and their actions backfired. In the 1920s, the Colorado River Compact notoriously overallocated water still used today ...