Desert tortoises spend most of their lives in a burrow underground to keep cool. Their tan color acts as camouflage to blend them into the desert environment. Relict leopard frogs and their tadpoles ...

Nine-year-old Ethan Camacho is having quite the week. He spent part of Monday holding a kitten, although he says he was more excited about the two large horses he got to pet earlier that morning.

Established in 1939, the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix continues to uphold a legacy of showcasing and protecting Arizona's desert environments. In 2022, the garden welcomed more than 870,000 ...

Children with special needs or who are chronically ill can enjoy the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum for free at a special event just for them on Friday night, Oct. 12. Dreamnight at the Zoo is an annual ...

Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than 10 inches and temperature extremes are common. The film shows how desert ...

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Desert Hot Springs in partnership with the Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies is opening its new Desert Community Animal Center Wednesday for all ...

Desert lizards, like chuckwallas, face harsh conditions with salty food and little water. To combat this, they've evolved a unique adaptation: sneezing salt. Specialized nasal glands filter excess ...