The wind also strips hard rocky outcrops bare of soil, which leaves extensive stony desert pavements (hamada) with sand-blasted faceted stones (ventifacts) across about 12% of the area. An extensive, ...

Several hummingbird species have been spotted throughout California in recent weeks, according to an online map, revealing which ... told the Desert Sun in February. Several sightings of these ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

A prescribed burn takes place on March 27-28 in the Desert Natural Area off Concord Road in Marlborough ... More information about the project and a map of the trail closures can be found at ...

A jaw-dropping discovery has been made beneath the world's longest, driest desert, revealing a 5,000-year-old civilization ...