Archaeologists have uncovered hundreds of mysterious stone formations hidden in one of the most extreme environments on Earth ...

From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of ...

In collaboration with Turkana communities, U.S. and Kenyan researchers analyzed Turkana genomes to uncover key genetic adaptations underlying survival in hot and dry environments, revealing how ...

Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some experts think they might even survive right up until the Sun dies.

Stylites took the urge to leave the world behind so seriously that they become hermits to an extreme that few others could ...

HEREFORD, Ariz. (KGUN) — Summer months in the Sonoran Desert might be the most dangerous of the year, keeping search and rescue teams busy. Considering just how extreme our landscape and climate can ...

Flowers are the start of producing the seeds that would eventually become saguaros, so the more flowers you produce could be ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Extreme heat, gusty winds, and dry brush are a dangerous mix in the northeast Valley. In Scottsdale, fire crews are on high alert this week, patrolling the desert before ...