The scimitar-horned oryx is one of four oryx species that are found in arid areas throughout Africa and the Middle East. The scimitar-horned oryx shares a similar story with its Arabian cousin, which ...

A Smithsonian ecologist is trying to restore the plant, Spiranthes delitescens, which grows on Arizona’s sky islands ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Southeast Australia has been getting hotter and drier. Droughts ...

It takes a lot of time and effort, but ecosystems can be transformed significantly. China achieves incredible feat by ...

When the Bighorn Fire broke out in the Santa Catalina Mountains in 2020, nervous Tucson residents watched the flames move down the mountain a little farther each day, encroaching into the lower desert ...

Easy trails wind through vibrant badlands, revealing fossilized remains from prehistoric lakes. The Ricardo Campground sits ...

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 p.m ...

A fire reported shortly before 10 p.m. near the intersection of Avenue 62 and Jackson Street in Thermal had grown fivefold to 25 acres in less than two hours Thursday evening, according to CalFire ...

“In some areas where the springs are running dry [we’re] seeing carcasses of the horses and burros,” Auborn said. Further east near Needles, a rancher discovered 56 dead donkeys at the mouth of a dry ...

Egypt has experienced rapid population growth in recent decades. Between 1986 to 2018, the number of people in the country doubled. If the current rate of population growth continues, the number of ...

A small vegetation fire in the hills near Apple Valley drew the attention of people from across the High Desert.