Uncontrolled livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats that are critical to endangered plants and animals in ...

Many native plants are missing from habitats where they should thrive – even in wilder areas. Why? Human actions such as ...

An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment.

The last few months have been a tumultuous time for National Park Service employees. After President Donald Trump took office, the federal agency laid off roughly 1,000 employees in a purge dubbed the ...

Shompole Wilderness Camp is also closely connected to local community and conservation initiatives, and it works with the ...

With furry white leaves and maroon-streaked florets, the newly identified plant has been dubbed "wooly devil." ...

Last week, the Trump Administration approved the first contract of its second term for new border barriers. Wildlife ...

Our columnist shares his favorite desert destinations and tips to get far from the beaten path ...

A new song and video from the New Mexico Outside Fat Tire Society hopes to educate riders about cryptobiotic soil and the ...

When a desert stream dries up, what do aquatic insects that live in the area do? And, when they can't survive a drought, what happens to our environmental ecosystem? Kate Boersma, associate professor ...

The Painted Desert isn’t just another Instagram backdrop. Beyond the tourist spots and familiar viewpoints, this 93,500-acre ...

In Riverside County, Oswit Land Trust was awarded $1.5 million for 642 acres in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, preserving healthy coastal sage scrub, grasslands, and other habitats ...