These hiking trails—for all levels—offer unique ways to spot wildlife and experience California’s iconic Mojave park on foot.

These hiking trails—for all levels—offer unique ways to spot wildlife and experience California’s iconic Mojave park on foot.

Social confidence and culinary adventurousness are among the many evident benefits of the School Garden Workshop program, a ...

The chefs will blend Italian tradition with Sonoran Desert ingredients and mesquite live-fire grilling ... his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the ...

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

Surrounded by the natural beauty of Sierra National Forest and just two miles from the south entrance of Yosemite National ...

Sartore is a National Geographic Explorer, wildlife photographer, and conservationist. In 2006, Sartore founded the Photo Ark project to show the world the beauty of biodiversity and inspire ...

One of Arizona's national parks was named among the top three hidden gems of the national parks system. Here's where and why you should visit.

Before we leave our discussion of the joys of summer, tribute should be paid to that miracle of climatic adaptation, the Sonoran Desert Stick Lizard. The little stretch of desert where I live is ...

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

To honor Koko's memory, National Geographic is republishing "Conversations With a Gorilla," our October 1978 cover story written by Francine Patterson, the psychologist who taught Koko how to sign.

Maeveen Marie Behan was a renaissance woman whose drive to protect the Sonoran Desert was fed by love and a sense of justice. She was a lawyer who knew that the best way to reach people on a ...