One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

Dotting the vast, arid expanses of the Great Basin and Mojave deserts are precious springs housing ... in fact help make life possible for countless other species sharing their desert-oasis homes, ...

At night, visitors can enjoy exceptionally dark skies and excellent astronomy programs. Great Basin is home to some of the oldest living organisms in the world — bristlecone pines. These gnarled, ...

The national park abuts land that’s managed ... the rearview mirror and the desert’s inky black sky looms ahead. An hour later, we finally arrived at Great Basin National Park.

Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore endangered desert tortoise habitats.

Based on current climate and land conditions, the Murray-Darling basin is reducing in size ... the Middle-East’s Saharan desert, and China’s Taklamakhan Desert. Sand dunes are formed in the Sahara ...

Ephemerality is one of the qualities that female land artists embraced when most ... Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels (1973-76) Great Basin Desert, Utah Concrete, steel, earth Overall ...

“The Tecopa bird’s beak is a precious symbol of the vibrancy of desert wetlands, thriving in harsh conditions that many other organisms can’t endure,” said Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director ...