The Extraterrestrial Highway in south central Nevada runs through one of the darkest and most desolate stretches of the ...

While many parts of the preserve require four-wheel drive, the aptly named Rings Trail is accessible along paved roads, and ...

High above the Mojave Desert, a mirror-like F-35 Lightning II appeared - gleaming like liquid metal under the sun. Was it a ...

If you crave open skies, endless pavement, and the thrill of the drive, these 12 desert highways deliver. From California’s ...

As scientists, we love the adventures often involved in scientific discovery. Recently, we had the chance to visit one of the most beautiful places in the California Desert as part of a new project.

Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by outgoing ...

The sun will soon be setting on the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert. Boosted by $1.6 billion in taxpayer-backed loans in 2011, the gargantuan […] ...

A 3.5-million-acre swath of Mojave Desert between Ridgecrest and the Morongo Basin has received a new federal designation that advocates hope will help protect vulnerable wildlife like the Mojave ...

Gambel's Quail makes its home in high, dry parts of the Mojave Desert. But like many bird species, it's struggling against the effects of climate change. Chelsea Hofmeier Birds in southern ...