As the government shutdown enters a third week, confusion abounds in many federal departments and agencies. Among the places ...

With their twisted stalks and otherworldly outlines, Joshua trees look straight out of an alien landscape or a Dr. Seuss book. But lucky for us, these amazing icons of California’s Mojave Desert are ...

Joshua trees are weird. I say this as an expert on Joshua trees. Joshua trees look weird — their twisty branches end in bouquets of stiff, knife-like leaves, which die back to hang from the branches ...

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help. What is it? Some think the ...

The fire is located at Black Rock campground in Joshua Tree National Park, according to Cal Fire. It has been evacuated and ...

But it will take more than two wet seasons for the long-lived species to thrive. One of the natural wonders of the world facing threats from climate change may have gotten a fleeting reprieve as a ...

After years of failed efforts to protect the Joshua tree as an endangered species, California lawmakers voted to permanently safeguard the native plant. The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act was ...

California officials have released a new plan to conserve the western Joshua tree. The spiky fixtures of the Mojave Desert are under threat from climate change, increasingly prevalent wildfires and ...

On Sunday morning, a fire broke out just south of the Black Rock Campground in Joshua Tree National Park, forcing an ...

Western Joshua trees in California are increasingly threatened by changing climate conditions, including rising heat, increasing drought, more frequent wildfires, and by expanding renewable energy and ...