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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An array of mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating site is shown near Primm, Nev., Aug. 13, 2014 ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic ... and the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor over the Mojave Desert. Flight experts say in ideal conditions, a sonic ...

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening LOS ANGELES -- What was once the world's largest solar power plant of ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier three times during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert on Tuesday, the first time a privately developed and built aircraft has accomplished such a ...

FILE - An array of mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating site is shown near Primm, Nev., Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) ...

Construction work has temporarily shuttered a rest area along Interstate 40 in the Mojave Desert. The John Wilkie ... to repair and improve the state’s transportation infrastructure, which ...

Exploring the Mojave Trail is not for the faint-hearted. The route demands preparation, as it traverses isolated areas with limited access to water or fuel. But it offers a unique opportunity to ...

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 ...