Petroglyphs on sandstone at a national park in Chad bear witness to wildlife that once roamed the area before the continent’s ...

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan's capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields ...

Discover drought-tolerant native desert trees—whitethorn acacia, catclaw mimosa and screwbean mesquite—that shelter songbirds ...

MANOA, Hawaii (Island News) -- Deborah Ritchey walks her dogs every day under the shade of the acacia trees at Manoa Valley District Park. "Everybody who comes down here to walk their dogs it belongs ...

Photographers capturing earlier than expected blooming of the iconic Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert are being asked to share their images with environmental biologists at Cal State Northridge ...

But this year, Joshua trees throughout Southern California have bloomed early, potentially disrupting this precise timeline. Scientists aren’t sure yet what caused the early bloom, or what the impacts ...

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Scottie Scheffler always keeps score. His most recent competition before starting the PGA Tour season was at home in Dallas when Si Woo Kim took some cash off the world's No. 1 ...

Acacia gum — also known as gum arabic or food additive E414 — is a key ingredient sourced across Africa’s “gum belt”, but the war in Sudan is causing major disruption. Supplies are tightening, local ...

The mountainous desert vistas of Joshua Tree are like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. Gargantuan boulders, twisted spiky trees, and vibrant sunset colors form an arid landscape that has perplexed ...