Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by ...

If there’s any plant that symbolizes the Mojave Desert, it is probably the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). This unmistakable tree-like yucca plant is mostly found in the Mojave Desert of the ...

A massive solar plant in the Mojave Desert appears headed for closure 11 years after its opening. According to ABC News, the plant has been struggling to stay competitive against cheaper solar ...

Identifiable by its hefty physique, large triangular head, and distinct scales atop its head between the supraoculars, the Mojave rattlesnake is a master of disguise. Its coloration varies, adapting ...

A vast and sun-drenched area of California’s Mojave Desert is about to deliver a renewable energy breakthrough. Spanish solar developer RIC Energy has announced plans for the state’s largest green ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) An endangered desert tortoise sits in the middle of a road at the proposed location of three BrightSource Energy solar-energy generation complexes in the ...

The Mojave Trail, also known today as the Mojave Road, winds through the rugged terrain of the Mojave Desert. Originally used by Indigenous tribes for trade and travel, the trail later became a ...

American aircraft company Boom Supersonic proved their name by successfully flying their civilian jet, the XB-1, faster than the speed of sound over the Mojave Desert Tuesday. The test flight out ...

The target species include Mojave Desert tortoise, as well as other desert wildlife, including coyotes, bobcats, foxes, badgers, skunks, mice, and rats. This funding comes from the Wildlife ...