Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joshua trees, such as this roughly 150- to 200-year-old specimen, are threatened with removal because of a solar project near ...

Mass tree planting in China is turning one of the world's largest and driest deserts into a carbon sink, meaning it absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits, new research reveals. The ...

In a remote stretch of the Sahara Desert, rows of young fruit trees are taking root in shifting sands, an unusual sight in ...

NPCA has been working to expand Joshua Tree National Park and establish Chuckwalla National Monument to protect desert tortoise habitat. Here’s why an intact desert landscape matters for the tortoise ...

New research has found that the punishing summer temperatures and persistent drought conditions in much of Arizona and the Southwest are dealing a double whammy to trees attempting to regulate their ...

If Palm Springs is the grande dame of California’s desert, Joshua Tree is her cooler and more rebellious little sister.

Vegas’ scorching climate and meager four inches of rain per year mean that only the most resilient trees can survive in our inhospitable environment. And the list of potential trees homeowners can ...

It’s been a while since we’ve had such an outpouring for something that doesn’t have to do with Donald Trump: Dozens of readers wrote letters to the editor expressing dismay over the construction of a ...