April through June is when the 5,000+ elevation areas on mountain slopes start to see blooms. Desert mariposa, blackbush, beavertail cactus, and desert fiddleneck wildflowers begin blooming around ...

One of the rarest species on Earth, the Devils Hole pupfish, came close to extinction in recent months, thanks to an earthquake 500 miles from their deep desert cave. Now, worried scientists and ...

Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than ...

New study ranks Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas in top 10 for wildlife watching.

My favorite part of a pet rescue story is hearing all the ways they get to enjoy their new lives. And if it's an elderly ...

Southwest Texas is the location of some pretty amazing parks, and I had the opportunity to visit two of them: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in ...

Desalination can create millions of gallons of fresh water a day. But it is expensive and there are many environmental ...