Ryan Campground is a popular camping location located in Joshua Tree National Park. The park has gained popularity becau ...

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 ...

The first time Fontella “Faun” Day believes she saw life from another planet, it came from above. It was a cloudy afternoon in Rachel, Nevada, and the phones and computers at the Alien Cowpoke gas ...

About 18.5 million years ago, giant volcanic eruptions forever changed the landscape of what is today a swath of protected California desert land, bound by two major interstates between Los Angeles ...

Death Valley and the Mojave Desert face a triple threat of flash floods, extreme heat, and wildfire risk. Monsoonal storms combined with moisture from Hurricane Lorena are creating unstable weather ...

It’s not too late for “femme-aligned” students to apply to take "dark night" photographs in the Mojave Desert. The Mojave Desert Land Trust’s next Women In Science Discovering Our Mojave (WISDOM) ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust seeks "femme-aligned" student interns for a paid night sky photography project. Interns will document the Mojave Desert's dark skies from October 2025 to April 2026, ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...