The Mojave Desert Land Trust is working to scout, catalogue, collect and preserve millions of seeds from 250 species and counting in a race to save an ecosystem.

(CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing a safe resting place. In the morning, as birdsong rings out across the desert ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok choy ...

The Mojave Desert Lava Tube was formed when volcanic activity caused lava to flow along this part of the world. The top layer of lava cools and solidifies, leaving a tunnel for the rest of the ...

Joshua trees stand near the road at Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. ... In all, 44 animal species have been found on the project site.

On California’s Mojave Desert, population has soared 360% (from 32,000 to 147,000); one of its new cities, Ridgecrest, not even an entity in 1940, already counts 6,700 residents and is steadily ...