To the east, stark outlines of cactus and thorny trees stand against the growing light. And on all sides, the air is alive ...

A solar farm in the Mojave Desert is destroying thousands of iconic Joshua trees. It could be the tip of the iceberg as the ...

Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s, a nursery located off Blue Diamond Road in the southwest Las Vegas valley, has been ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

The trees are threatened by climate change and habitat destruction from urban sprawl and other development in their Mojave Desert home. “The California Endangered Species Act may be the only hope for ...