Death Valley may be America's hottest national park, but it's also very cool.

Heavy rains spurred by climate change earlier resurrected a prehistoric lake in Death Valley. Now the area is covered by colorful blooms.

Death Valley National Park could break its own record for the world's hottest place as a heat wave sweeps through California.

A small panel managed to extract a glassful of clean water from the bone-dry air of Death Valley in California, which ...

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Death Valley gleams with water, wildflowers and color German visitors Klaus Meyer and Leo Fischer at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park.

How did Death Valley get its name? Not from the heat In December 1849, a group of settlers seeking their fortunes stumbled upon this inhospitable valley. The few who made it out alive assigned the ...

Death Valley averages about 2 inches of rain per year, but this year, the valley floor received 4.9 inches of rain in the past six months alone, according to park officials.

In 1957, after tribe members had left the valley floor for the summer, the park staff called in fire trucks, and ordered them to turn their hoses on the tribe’s adobe buildings.

When driving through Death Valley National Park, The Oasis at Death Valley might at first appear to be a mirage. Fortunately, its lush grounds and California mission-style architecture are every ...

Why is it so hot? The high summer temperatures are caused primarily by Death Valley’s topography, according to the park. The valley floor is below sea level.