A natural rock formation that looks exactly like a giant skull? This Joshua Tree trail delivers one of the desert’s most unforgettable sights.

Photographers capturing earlier than expected blooming of the iconic Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert are being asked to share their images with environmental biologists at Cal State Northridge ...

Joshua trees rely on a single species—the yucca moth—to pollinate their flowers. Bryan Ungard via Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 Joshua trees in the American Southwest are blooming early, a concerning ...

Southern California’s famed Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about the future of the species. The Mojave Desert succulents typically bloom ...

But this year, Joshua trees throughout Southern California have bloomed early, potentially disrupting this precise timeline. Scientists aren’t sure yet what caused the early bloom, or what the impacts ...

On January 20, 2026, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Joshua Tree National Park, causing noticeable trembling in the area. However, the initial shake was not the only one. Following that, the region ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE: Midday sun beats down on the desert landscape of Joshua Tree National Park. (Brandon Colbert Photography/Getty) A magnitude ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Los Angeles Times photo illustration; cover from Riverhead Books) As metaphors for the American dream go, Gabriel Tallent’s taut ...

As metaphors for the American dream go, Gabriel Tallent’s taut and engrossing second novel, “Crux,” is exceedingly direct: It’s literally a book about climbing. Its two main characters, Dan and Tamma ...

Despite its close proximity to Palm Springs, there’s a clear distinction between the two aesthetics: while you’ll often find splashes of color and retro-inspired furnishings in the former, in Joshua ...

It’s a moonless winter night in the Mojave Desert, and stars dazzle across the inky black sky in a kaleidoscope of constellations. From the patio of my room at Reset Hotel—a newly opened boutique ...