Tucked between the Mojave Desert and the San Joaquin Valley sits a mountain paradise that’s been California’s best-kept secret – until now. Tehachapi isn’t just another dot on the map; it’s a ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protections for the Tecopa bird’s beak, a rare desert wetland wildflower that grows in ...

There's a massive Joshua tree forest in northwestern Arizona. You can visit without the fees or crowds you'd find in a ...

New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems ...

Perched in the Victor Valley region of the Mojave Desert, this San Bernardino County gem offers a lifestyle that feels like ...

Deserts aren’t just hot—they’re thermally extreme landscapes where physics, biology, and climate intersect. Discover why these sun-scorched places turn icy cold at night, how life adapts to survive, ...

A Mojave rattlesnake bite is a full-on emergency. Here's where Mojave rattlesnakes live, why they are so venomous and what happens if you get bitten.

Day 6 of the PPE Medpro trial saw DHSC’s sterility expert Dr Richards concede he made no investigation into gown storage ...

National parks enter their busiest season understaffed and underfunded. Morning Edition visited Joshua Tree to speak with local business owners and a park ranger feeling the impact.

We’ve been ringing the alarm bells in order to get attention, in order to get money and policy changes that we need before it’s too late." Scientists stunned by unexpected shifts in desert ecosystems ...

Hidden in the creosote scrub of Lucerne Valley lies one of Earth’s oldest living organisms—King Clone. Estimated to be 11,700 years old, this clonal creosote ring has survived since the end of the ...

After trying and failing for more than two decades to pump ancient groundwater from beneath the Mojave Desert and sell it to ...