Camels (Camelus dromedarius) are even-toed ungulates that live in the desert. They are known for being able to go a long time ...

“Desert Dreams” blends HD video footage and time-lapse imagery captured over four years with stills from the filmmaker’s ...

The deaths point to a broader problem affecting the southwestern United States. Scientists raise red flag over emerging ...

It is the biggest desert of its kind in the world — almost as big as the entirety of the United States. Despite its desolation, it is nevertheless home to millions of people and hundreds of species of ...

These fascinating plants get their name from their appearance ... The saguaro cactus is also an important food source for desert animals. The cactus fruit, which is red or green, is a favorite ...

Fifty rare plant and animal species are native to the region, including the desert bighorn sheep and the Chuckwalla lizard. The monument will also safeguard clean water for more than 40 million ...

From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2019. On this south-facing slope in Morongo Valley there is a forest of very old Yucca schidigera, known as the Mojave yucca.

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering ...

The animals like the red flavor best and purple ... you're talking probably 100 years," he says. "That's why desert plants are going to be the ones that are suffering most." But Puente-Martinez ...

but it is also a habitat for threatened desert tortoises. While the plant’s developers agreed to a series of measures to protect and relocate the animals, many environmentalists believed the ...