For these trees, January is supposed to be a month of dormancy and the blooming should be happening somewhere between ...

Joshua trees are jumping the gun on flowering this year, and researchers say the timing glitch could ripple through the Mojave Desert ecosystem. The spiky desert icons, found across California, Nevada ...

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

Joshua trees rely on a single moth species to reproduce.

Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are imperiled by wildfires, human development and climate change. The ...

Joshua Tree Trail begins at an opening in the fence behind the parking lot’s large sign for Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness.

In a small room tucked into the corner of the Mojave Desert Land Trust’s headquarters in Joshua Tree, three nondescript white refrigerators hold the future fate of the desert landscape. The ...

Joshua Tree National Park is often described as an out-of-this-world experience or healing for one’s soul, says Donovan Smith, the park’s public information officer. “With blue sunny skies almost year ...

You've spent the day exploring Joshua Tree National Park. Your body is sore from hiking the spectacular sights around you.

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