The Mojave Desert tortoise, in particular, is known to inhabit burrows and ... It can survive without consuming water, deriving the moisture it needs from its diet. Jerboas, another desert rodent ...

Bureau of Land Management just revealed an ambitious plan for renewable energy. So why are environmentalists upset?

We’re all familiar with animals that hibernate in the winter, like bears and groundhogs. There’s another class of animals ...

A vast and storied stretch of desert land from the eastern Coachella Valley to the Colorado River could soon receive critical ...

A field technician found the hatchlings, which Teare said are about 2-3 weeks old. Four of the tortoises were given to the ...

In this animation, Grandad Charlie, an elderly tortoise, tells his grandson ... to show how the horses may fare in the desert compared to the camels. Students could further investigate how the camel ...

Residents in Boron and Desert Lake, California have spoken out against a project to clear out thousands of Joshua trees to ...

Six babies were found at the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. The reserve is warning people to be aware of how fragile baby ...

Like Lopez, Riordan sees deserts not as wastelands but as laboratories for food. She’s involved in a three-year project funded by the USDA that’s working with Arizona farmers to identify hardy, desert ...

The meaning of the Moon Festival for me has changed as I've gotten older. Despite bittersweet emotions, I still love ...

A location of Little O's and Red Lobster have closed along with Binkley's, Illegal Pete's and more.

The afternoon train was late into the town of Lexington. Mary \u2014 stout, graying, and as taciturn as a desert tortoise \u2014 waited on the train platform, getting antsy.