What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore ...

In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the rare western wildflower Tecopa bird’s beak may qualify for protection ...

The animals were cataloged before being put ... The Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a video on social media of a group of endangered desert bighorn sheep being airlifted safely across the sky ...

As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the ...

But by the end of last century, this population of the desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Livestock grazing and urban development, along with the ever ...

a rare wildflower found in the desert wetlands of western Nevada and eastern California, may qualify for protection under the ...

Mexican long-nosed bats have been identified in southeastern Arizona through citizen scientist efforts and innovative DNA technology.

Among the concerns raised by the environmental groups was the project’s failure to consider the harm to threatened and ...

Added length to the southern Arizona border wall may lead to the extinction of a rare desert fish, the Center for Biological ...