Nevada averages about 10.3 inches, according to the University of Nevada, Reno. As a result, desert ecosystems have plants and animals uniquely adapted to conserve water. "We have to look to ...

Kayak in the desert, marvel at Earth’s oldest trees, discover Ice Age fossils and more. On the world stage, Nevada may be best known for the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas. But beyond the neon ...

The trees are found in areas stretching from the Mojave Desert in California to Nevada, southwestern Utah and western Arizona. The Fish and Wildlife Service is beginning a “status review” that ...

A wildfire burning near the California-Nevada border has ravaged parts ... blaze will forever change the fragile desert ecosystem. Priming crop plants with a microbe sourced from the roots of ...

Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and is threatening the region’s famous spiky Joshua trees. The York Fire that ...