Why is the smell of Arizona's monsoon so distinctive? It releases the aromas of the desert, one ecologist says.

If you are planning to survive in the African desert, it goes without saying that you need to know a thing or two about it ...

Local, global trends. From the 1980s to the 2000s, “desertification hotspots” — areas with declining vegetation — expanded globally to include about 9% of drylands, which are defined as ...

A 26-year study at the Arid Recovery Reserve reveals how removing invasive predators like cats and foxes triggers a dramatic ...

Desert fires were rare and smaller in the past. Alan Sinclair spent 34 years fighting fire in the desert. He trained in the Mesa Ranger District, eventually becoming a Type 1 incident commander ...

Firefighters in Desert Hot Springs contained a vegetation fire on Friday night at Verbana Drive and Ironwood Drive that burned five acres. According to CalFire, the blaze was reported just after 5 ...