Paradoxically, the effort to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by expanding solar energy has also created some tensions for desert habitats. In the Mojave, the 2013 arrival of the ...

From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...

It can survive for twelve months without any food. It must be starving! Amazing! So, desert habitats are dry and have very little water. Ooh I'm thirsty, I need a drink! Desert habitats are ...

Explore coastal habitats and discover the different animals and plants that can be seen along the shore. What is a desert habitat? Learn about desert habitats and the amazing plants and animals ...

Despite their dainty appearance, desert kit foxes are hardy animals, well adapted for living in the hot, harsh desert habitat from which they never stray. This cat-sized kit fox subspecies has long, ...

The park's desert habitat flourishes with mesquites, prickly pear cacti, ocotillo, cholla, and barrel cacti, creating a landscape rich in color and texture. Come spring, the park's desert floor ...