They are called sky islands. Tall mountains surrounded by a “sea” of desert, yet, almost literally, not a drop of water to be ...

Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than ...

There is a broad range of predators that eat snakes. This includes many birds that can drop down on the normally suspicious ...

Arizona has some unusual laws, including limiting times when a hotel minibar may be restocked. Here are eight laws to know ...

This odd plant hidden in the Namib Desert looks like it belongs in a Sci-Fi movie, but it's actually one of Earth's ...

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — With bright colors, deceptive shapes and sweet aromas, carnivorous plants lure insects only to trap and devour them. Nothing about them is accidental. Their beauty is the ...

The freeway, and nearby development, have essentially trapped populations of cougars, mule deer, bobcats and desert cottontail rabbits ... and will be landscaped with native plants, a living garden ...

Who are the Harold Miners of the animal kingdom? What are the highest-jumping animals in the world? According to researchers, copepods — a microscopic set of crustaceans — are probably the best ...

THE author of the present volume, on the compound Ascidian Botryllus, is a daughter and pupil of the late Sir William Herdman, who himself, twenty-five years ago, wrote a description of a simple ...

YUCCA VALLEY — Over half of the dogs taken into the Yucca Valley Animal Shelter last year were killed, according to new numbers provided at the Town Council meeting Tuesday, April 1. Town ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As Earth Day approaches on April 22, one local business owner is committed to environmental stewardship throughout the entire year. Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s ...