Camels are among the most heat-resistant animals on Earth. While extreme desert temperatures can quickly become deadly for ...

Life in the desert is brutal, but the jerboa has evolved a remarkable set of adaptations to survive where few animals can. Using its powerful hind legs, this tiny rodent can leap incredible distances ...

For a moment, I thought I was looking into a mirror. An old and weathered face was staring at me. Snapping back to reality, I realized I was face to face with one of nature’s unique desert creatures, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Drought is a slow-moving catastrophe for most animals. Yet ...

California’s Mojave Desert has become the backdrop of choice for many Instagram influencers who dig the aesthetics of Joshua trees and the otherworldly arid landscapes. Joshua Tree National Park now ...

How can a desert burn? Australia's vast deserts aren't just sand dunes—they're often dotted with flammable spinifex grass hummocks. When heavy rains fall, grass grows quickly before drying out. That's ...

Scientists found “cryptic” desert creatures doing “push-ups” in the mountains of Oman and discovered four new species, a study said. Photo from Salvador Carranza via Burriel-Carranza, Koppetsch, ...

Nevada's deserts harbor rare and elusive snake species like the Mojave shovel-nosed and long-nosed snakes, expertly adapted ...

In the struggle to survive the ever hotter deserts of California, there are winners and losers. Among the losers are desert birds, whose populations have collapsed amid the heat stress of climate ...

SAN DIEGO — In the struggle to survive the ever hotter deserts of California, there are winners and losers. Among the losers are desert birds, whose populations have collapsed amid the heat stress of ...