While collecting juniper berries in the Mojave Desert, I discovered the utility of this tree and learned about Smreka, a ...

There’s a moment when you’re cruising along Highway 14 in the Eastern California desert, radio fading in and out, wondering if civilization has forgotten you—then suddenly the landscape transforms so ...

Smoke from the Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County could potentially bring poor air quality to the High Desert over the July ...

Bonnie Orcutt refused to let the interstate cut her off from the world. The government built her a 4-mile road through the ...

Wikimedia Commons/Niceley Calico Ghost Town in California In 1881, four prospectors struck silver in the Mojave Desert hills ...

Monsoons can be over just as fast as they develop, but their impacts can last a lot longer. Remember, the dangers of flash ...

Tucked between the Mojave Desert and the San Joaquin Valley sits a mountain paradise that’s been California’s best-kept secret – until now. Tehachapi isn’t just another dot on the map; it’s a ...

There's a massive Joshua tree forest in northwestern Arizona. You can visit without the fees or crowds you'd find in a ...

A moving light led rescuers to him. The man had been cycling off-trail June 20 in the Virgin Mountains, the Mohave County ...

They're in the headlines every week—critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements ...

A brush fire ignited near Silverwood Lake on Saturday afternoon, threatening structures and prompting evacuations as it grew ...

“When there is no water, nothing green, the sand becomes very strong, a very fast enemy,” says Sbai. “It takes a lot of land.” The desert is pressing in from every direction. According to ...