A group of hikers in California’s Death Valley National Park got an unexpected thrill when they encountered a snow-white tarantula scuttling across a nighttime trail near Furnace Creek. The spider, ...

Situated in a 40-acre detached unit of Death Valley National Park across the Nevada state line, Devil's Hole is a massive cavern filled with freshwater that reaches depths of 500 feet.

Death Valley National Park’s harsh desert environment does kill, but Timbisha Shoshone tribal members say it’s really a place about life. VIEW E-EDITION. 25¢ for 3 mos.

For 37 years — in a searing California desert — runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of the hottest places ...

When I was four years old, I learned to “breathe underwater” — not by scuba diving in a tropical ocean, but in a sink, my father’s stiff hands forcing me beneath the surface.

An ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National Park last year will stick around for longer than initially expected due to intense rain in the region.

Driver Vandalizes Threatened Plants in Death Valley National Park ... Think about the wagon travelers of the mid-1800s—the tracks can still be found in the desert southwest over 150 years later. ...