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

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore ...

Among the organizations that submitted protest comments were Nye County, the Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Desert Tortoise Council. All were denied or dismissed.

An unlikely friendship between a cat and two tortoises has pulled on TikTok users' heartstrings. Racking up over 108,000 views, the clip shows the moment a tuxedo cat called Bob was caught red ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

With the help of her boyfriend, Doran also saved her family’s pets. That included rescuing her 175-pound tortoise Tiptoe – whose stories Doran shares on her social media accounts. Once safely ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok choy and snap peas that ...

Some 100,000 giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) range across Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 https ...

Thanks to nearly $17 million from the US Dept of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, NDOT will be working to protect the mojave desert tortoise. The tortoise you might know – Mojave Max – ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok choy and snap ...

The IAF's 120th "Desert Giants" Squadron, previously known as "The International Squadron," has participated in several historic missions. Its first major mission was to drop supplies to Yemen's ...