Desert Living Dinosaurs Were as Good as Owls, Had Great Night Vision and Hearing Ability A study led by University of Oxford ...

A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of grasshoppers living in the ...

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Desert animals adapt by eating water-storing plants or opportunistically feeding on moisture-rich insects and small animals ...

In Central Australia, the Tjakuṟa (great desert skink, Liopholis kintorei) is a culturally important species for Tjukurpa—the Aṉangu law of caring for each other and the land that supports them.

A major step in the process of building a new airport south of Las Vegas to supplement Harry Reid International Airport operations is expected to begin sometime this year.

A “very clever” bat-eared fox escaped from its habitat at a California zoo — but it may not have gone far, the zoo reported. Keepers at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert believe it’s ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of ...

Hill suspects the desert species his team discovered underwent a similar process of isolation and speciation. "These grasshoppers we described live in a lowland thorny scrub habitat. Somewhere ...