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This video of all kinds of adorable desert animals quenching their thirst at the Tucson Bird Alliance's watering hole is one ...
Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They ...
Winding through thick forests, hiking up desert trails, or simply pulling over at a scenic lookout, one can never get far ...
There is no in-park lodging at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. The nearest brick-and-mortar overnight establishments are located at Ajo, Arizona, 15.5 miles north of the park. There ...
How to Survive shares essential tips for enduring life in the world’s most toxic deserts. From managing scarce water to ...
The Kalahari Meerkat Project is the longest running project operating under the Kalahari Research Centre. The research team ...
Surrounded by a vast, dry desert, The Dive Shop and its competitor, 72 Aquatics, have bolstered a thriving community of ...
For years it’s been a barren salt flat. But now, due to floods hundreds of miles away, Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre appears set to fill for only the fourth time in 160 years.
In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is ...
The Sonoran Desert is the most biodiverse desert in the world. It’s home to plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.  Historically, wildfires are uncommon in […] ...
A Mojave rattlesnake bite is a full-on emergency. Here's where Mojave rattlesnakes live, why they are so venomous and what ...
The High Desert Rendezvous, the High Desert Museum's long-running fundraiser, will return 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 23 for its ...