Compared to those across much of the country, winter temperatures in our desert are generally mild to moderately cold, low enough to discourage many perennials. However, there are a number ...

The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare species known as the ...

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

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff ...

We have all had those evenings when you watch the news, see how the world is going, and you suddenly find yourself looking up ...

Out on the high-desert landscape, better known for sagebrush than sub-tropical plants, Shiv Shakti is growing avocados.

An African safari is a bucket list fantasy, right up there with sleeping in a Maldivian overwater villa or seeing the Taj ...

A black bear that sparked concern after roaming through Adelanto and Victorville in California's High Desert has been safely returned to its natural habitat in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to ...

Four racers from California's High Desert are competing in the 2026 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. The international motor race features UTV, car, and bike classes across a 5,000-mile course. Racers Max ...

Today is a Local Alert Weather Day due to heavy mountain snow and winter weather in the high desert. The Alert Day is mostly for the Cascades as the majority of Central Oregon will experience pretty ...

Once dismissed as a gas stop for Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms is quickly becoming the high desert’s most interesting outpost for shopkeepers, creative nomads and crafty hoteliers. ByDavid Hochman, ...