Surrounded by vast desert, the long and windy road that leads to Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills is dotted with prickly cacti and attractive houses.

Thanks to environmental groups’ efforts to protect and restore habitat in the Carrizo Plain, native species such as the giant kangaroo rat are recovering from near-extinction.

A woman with a heart for animals started a wildlife education center with a few animal companions from college, a boa ...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is seeing an early bloom of wildflowers, with many San Diegans wondering if it will turn into ...

Research into hibernating animals reveals that memory lives in the cell and life is defined by the persistence of embodied ...

When endangered species reach low numbers, their survival can depend on whether or not they have new habitats to live in, where more of their kind exists. The Devils Hole pupfish doesn’t get that ...

Scientists have uncovered a thriving ecosystem beneath the Atacama Desert’s surface.

Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to survive extreme desert conditions. After dropping to about 2,000 animals in the 1960s, ...

A recent study suggests that late M-stars, despite their abundance in the galaxy and potential for hosting detectable Earth-like planets, are unlikely to support the emergence of complex animal life.

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Desert pack animal, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure time, and test ...

A Northern Arizona University student is dead after police say he attended a fraternity rush event Friday night. The family’s private investigator, Chris Castorena, organized the search in the area he ...

Season is in full swing, and whether you're a local or a visitor to our desert, we all have one thing in common: we gotta eat. Palm Desert often gets a bad rap for being a mecca of big-box stores and ...