Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable ...

The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

Looking for a winter job? The Mojave Desert Preserve has announced a limited number of job openings with the goal of ...

Researchers are working to save a tortoise that has been in the American southwest for millions of years. California has moved to put extra protections in place for the Mojave Desert tortoise.

Fighting in Ukraine escalates ahead of tomorrow's summit between Trump and Putin. And, Trump was heavily involved in the ...

Environmental groups argue creating a whole new major airport in the undeveloped desert is not the right solution. “What happens to the desert tortoise?

Tucked away in the sun-drenched landscape of Palm Springs lies a botanical treasure that feels like stepping into another dimension—Moorten Botanical Garden, where the desert reveals its most ...

While most Californians zip between Los Angeles and Palm Springs with Joshua Tree National Park tantalizingly close yet perpetually bypassed, this otherworldly landscape patiently waits, like a secret ...

Twentynine Palms faces a lawsuit over Ofland hotel, a planned luxury resort. Opponents say the project did not adequately ...

Camp Iron Mountain, part of General Patton’s Desert Training Center, remains the best‑preserved World War II training site in California’s Mojave Desert. Its rock‑lined roads and pathways ...

Smoke from the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara County has drifted east in the Victor Valley and High Desert region, prompting an air quality advisory.