Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than ...

From the carved amphitheater at Cedar Breaks National Monument to the sandy trails in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Southern Utah supports a variety of species, offering locals abundant opportunities ...

The researchers chose the scientific name Ovicula biradiata. In Latin "ovis" comes from "sheep" and honors the desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni), an iconic and threatened desert animal.

The Zoo brought them in to drive home the connection between animals and plants. Horticulture has always been part of America’s oldest zoo since it was founded in 1874. It’s right there in the name, ...

The 16 newly designated geoparks are located in China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea –marking its first geopark and ...

Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because the sheath ... The dinosaur has been given the scientific name Duonychus tsogtbaatari, in honor of ...

Deserts support abundant, diverse plant and animal life that can’t be found ... Outside‘s National Parks columnist, Graham Averill, assembled a list of 11 of the best just last December.

Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique ... The dinosaur has been given the scientific name Duonychus tsogtbaatari, in honor of Mongolian ...

High snow and endless fences made for a lethal combination that researchers and wildlife advocates are working to change.