Water drawn from a living Equisetum plant, called horsetail, has registered the most extreme oxygen isotope signature ever ...

In the Desert and Mountain West, towns like Kearny, Ariz., are already warning residents they could soon run out of water, but rationing so far has been patchy.

A New Mexico road trip changes color as the day moves. Morning light sits pale on adobe walls, afternoon turns the high ...

Trends come and go, but the semi-arid climate of the Front Range and Eastern Plains is here to stay. That’s why xeriscaping— low-water landscaping that uses native plants to conserve resources ...

Nestled on the northwest side of Tucson, Tohono Chul offers visitors a chance to experience the beauty and tranquility of the ...

Drought, decades of overuse, and flawed planning are pushing water systems across the American Southwest toward severe shortages and politically painful cuts.

What do you get when you combine a killer wasp with a tarantula hunter? You get the tarantula hawk. Now, these insects are ...

Viewed from a distance, Acadia National Park is a cluster of rounded, granite mountains rising up from the ocean. It looks as if it’s another world entirely – like Atlantis or Neverland. Yet, I assure ...

In the heart of the Mojave National Preserve, a scientist hunted for a baby Joshua tree that would never make it to adulthood ...

With 38 kilometres of new track through previously inaccessible outback, along with hotel-quality overnight stays, this ...