Death Valley is about to get deadlier. The California national park could break its own record for the world’s hottest place early next week as a dangerous heat wave sweeps through the Golden State.

Earthquakes in December and February created waves in a Death Valley National Park pond that devastated the habitat of one of the world's rarest fish, but recovery efforts are now showing promise ...

It’s a menacing name, and not one that all who love it agree with. Saying Death Valley National Park out loud conjures up images of an environment as extreme as the reality: hot, dry and deadly ...