The photo was taken in the abandoned mining settlement of Kolmanskop, ten kilometers inland from the southern Namibian port ...

Four dozen tiny pupfish are swimming in a constructed habitat in a giant glass structure once meant to house humans.

The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert.

This story, “Bachelor Bighorns,” appeared in the July 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. FROM MY PERCH on the rocky ledge I could glass some of the cactus-studded terrain while I caught my breath. I had just ...

A desert biome habitat at the University of Arizona now houses an endangered fish species known as the Sonoyta pupfish. The habitat is located in the university’s Biosphere 2, an earth and ...

Long believed to be extinct, Australia’s night parrot has defied expectations with its rediscovery in the country’s remote interior, Australian Geographic reported. Indigenous rangers and scientists ...

Animals with names starting with ‘X’ are quite rare in the whole world, yet they include some fascinating and diverse species ...

Chicago’s first snowfall of the season brought record-setting lake-effect snow Monday, causing hazardous roads, more than 450 flight cancellations and several school closures. At Lincoln Park Zoo, ...

There is a rare desert flower that is only found in a three-square mile area of Nevada. Also targeted for that area are plans for a new lithium mine. The U.S. – and the world – needs lithium to meet a ...