Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering weather ...

A federal judge has partly ruled in favor of environmental groups challenging what one called a vast "spaghetti" network of popular off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert, which they charge are ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

The Forest Service plans to nullify rules limiting ATV and motorcycle access on trails in a Trump-inspired backlash against environmentalism.

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — The old Ashford Mill hasn’t processed it in more than a century, but Sabrina Rosa had finally struck gold after a few days of camping in Death Valley National Park. Desert gold ...

ASU's location in a sunny, desert environment makes the campus the perfect place for cactuses. Gabriella Zwall, a senior studying dietetics and a member of the Cultivate Downtown Gardening Club at ASU ...

Vegas’ scorching climate and meager four inches of rain per year mean that only the most resilient trees can survive in our inhospitable environment. And the list of potential trees homeowners can ...

An innovative tent, developed with the use of space concepts, is now on display at the ‘SAFE: Design On Risk’ exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Designed for desert use, it exploits ...

Julia Sizek is an anthropologist whose research focuses on conflict over California’s land and natural resources. In 1975, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the Phantom Duck of the Desert started ...

I am looking out into a beautiful New England afternoon with bright sun sparkling through a verdant canopy of trees. It’s early fall but I still don’t see any change in the color of the leaves. That ...