If you've visited Palm Springs or driven through the Coachella Valley, you'll know about this frozen sweet treat that's been ...

The Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.

Why is the smell of Arizona's monsoon so distinctive? It releases the aromas of the desert, one ecologist says.

Finding budget-friendly living in California seems about as probable as spotting a mermaid sunbathing at Venice Beach. Yet Lakeport stands as tangible evidence that enjoying California’s splendor ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

Sand scorpions, nocturnal hunters who spend their days in burrows, also leave distinct tracks.

California is home to more than 15 million acres of public land managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management. In his new ...

California, gripped by a housing shortage that is forcing families from the state, wants to build 2.5 million homes. But it’s ...

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday argues the federal government knows a rare desert wetland wildflower is in trouble, but it isn’t ...

A new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking Endangered Species Act protections for a rare ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...