Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...

A federal forest grant that conservationists rely on to fund monitoring and removal of the invasive and tenacious Russian ...

Africa’s mega-project to help combat climate change, desertification, and land degradation has seen positive strides. The project will see a 4,722-mile green wall that will aim to restore 100 ...

This short film combines nature cinematography and orchestral music to tell a poetic story about a Joshua tree with aspirations of exploring far-away places beyond its desert habitat. The film ...

the small California desert city that’s home to 30,000 residents and the country’s largest Marine Corps base, has long been a bit quieter than the heavily visited towns of Joshua Tree and ...

JOSHUA TREE — Well over 200 people gathered on the four corners of Park Boulevard and Twentynine Palms Highway Saturday to protest the firing of national park rangers and any future cuts to the ...

Discover everything you've ever wondered about the Sahara Desert... The Sahara Desert is one of the most fascinating and extreme places on Earth! It’s the largest hot desert in the world, covering ...

Residents say the desert is their destiny. As the world’s climate gets hotter and drier, sandstorms are more frequently depositing inches and feet of dunes onto Chinguetti’s streets and in people’s ...

In the heart of the Acropolis, there stands a sacred olive tree. Over the centuries, the tree has endured wars, eternally surviving, or a branch has always been saved and replanted. For over 2,500 ...

File Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy In 1979, snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first known time. It fell a second time in 2016 and a third time in 2018.