The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare species known as the ...

As demand for critical metals grows, scientists have taken a rare, close look at life on the deep Pacific seabed where mining ...

Recent discoveries about an alvarezsaur called Manipulonyx have drawn renewed attention to this group of bird-like, clawed ...

The California condor nearly went extinct, and remains imperiled by the threat of poisoning from lead ammunition.

A 9,000-year-old archaeological site has been discovered in Jordan’s southeastern desert, featuring a Neolithic animal trap known as a “desert kite” and a nearby camp. The site also includes a rare ...

This bird lies for a living. Here’s what biological researchers have gleaned about its intelligence by observing its clever ...

Peninsular bighorn sheep have long migrated between California and Mexico, but plans to close gaps in the border wall may ...

Joshua trees look timeless, which makes early blooms feel almost harmless at first glance. Scientists see something more specific: a signal that environmental cues may be shifting in ways that can ...

Off-roading is now off-limits on routes spanning 1 million acres of the western Mojave Desert after a six-year legal battle ...

Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center is gearing up for "baby season," a period of increased activity at their wildlife ...

There’s enough gloomy wildlife news out there, so here’s a refreshing shift: some animals have pulled off impressive ...