Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by ...

President Donald Trump’s Interior Department has the power to make this vision a reality. By finalizing the proposed Amargosa ...

each aspect paints a picture of survival in a harsh environment. As we celebrate the diversity of this rattlesnake, the discovery of the largest specimen reminds us that the natural world is full of ...

A vast and sun-drenched area of California’s Mojave Desert is about to deliver a renewable energy breakthrough. Spanish solar developer RIC Energy has announced plans for the state’s largest green ...

Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) An endangered desert tortoise sits in the middle of a road at the proposed location of three BrightSource Energy solar-energy generation complexes in the ...

The Mojave Trail, also known today as the Mojave Road, winds through the rugged terrain of the Mojave Desert. Originally used by Indigenous tribes for trade and travel, the trail later became a ...

American aircraft company Boom Supersonic proved their name by successfully flying their civilian jet, the XB-1, faster than the speed of sound over the Mojave Desert Tuesday. The test flight out ...

"Meat Church BBQ, led by pitmaster Matt Pittman, is your ultimate destination for BBQ tips, smoking techniques, and ...

If there’s any plant that symbolizes the Mojave Desert, it is probably the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). This unmistakable tree-like yucca plant is mostly found in the Mojave Desert of the ...

FILE - An array of mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating site is shown near Primm, Nev., Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) ...

Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. The Ivanpah solar power plant formally opened in 2014 on roughly 5 square miles ...

Construction work has temporarily shuttered a rest area along Interstate 40 in the Mojave Desert. The John Wilkie Safety Roadside Rest Area on east and westbound I-40 near Fenner is closed until ...