Deserts are home to various snake species that have adapted to survive extreme conditions, from the highly venomous Inland ...

A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of grasshoppers living in the ...

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

Researchers documented the first spotted hyena in Egypt for 5,000 years after it was hit with a pickup truck for killing ...

In Central Australia, the Tjakuṟa (great desert skink, Liopholis kintorei) is a culturally important species for Tjukurpa—the ...

Last summer’s monsoon is best described as a “non-soon” with very little precipitation. In the five months since August there has been virtually no measurable rain in the ...

“The Framing of the Shrew” began the headline of a recent article in The Guardian by Katharine Gammon. It told of the ...

The ideal time to see the cacti bloom in deserts is usually from late March to early May. This timeframe can shift a bit ...

As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the ...