The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...

The long drive between Salt Lake City, Utah and Reno, Nevada on Interstate 80 feels endless, the landscape timeless. But these basins and ranges of the Great Basin Desert are changing dramatically.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s going to be a big week at Great Basin National Park. The park near the Nevada and Utah border is expected to be one of the ...

Getting to Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada requires quite the journey, no matter which direction you come from. The nearest airport is over two hours away, there's no public transportation ...

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about ...

Great Basin rangeland fire probability maps for the rangeland fire season, roughly June through September, are posted on the Rangeland Analysis Platform. Two new research articles discussing details ...

Wildfire activity continues to increase across eastern Nevada, prompting federal fire officials to raise the Great Basin ...