Check out the surprising diversity of life living in the arid climate of Joshua Tree National Park. How many will you see?

October is a peak mating month for tarantulas in California, when the hulking, furry males set out in search of a mate. They ...

If you suffer from arachnophobia, this is the time of year when you're most likely to run into one of your worst nightmares: a tarantula. It's mating season for most of the 29 species of tarantulas in ...