When it comes to one of California’s most beloved plants, the forecast is dire. Projections suggest that much of Joshua trees’ habitat will become unsuitable by the end of the century as the planet ...

Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are in bloom, and California State University, Northridge’s environmental ...

The gangly, spiky plants that grow in the vital and sensitive Mojave Desert can live more than 150 years. But devastating wildfires have left behind millions of charred trees — actually succulents — ...

Dying Joshua Trees several weeks before a devastating wildfire torched an untold number of them in Mojave National Preserve. By 2099, 80% to 90% of Joshua tree habitat could be lost. (Robert Gauthier ...

But it will take more than two wet seasons for the long-lived species to thrive. One of the natural wonders of the world facing threats from climate change may have gotten a fleeting reprieve as a ...

In the Mojave Desert, rising temperatures, less rainfall, and more intense wildfires are killing off Joshua trees. California officials are working on a plan to protect the distinctive yucca tree and ...

"The Country since leaving the Colorado has been a dry rocky sandy Barren desert." – Jedediah Smith, 1826. Early western explorers who ventured into the Mojave Desert, like Jedediah Smith, often ...

With their twisted stalks and otherworldly outlines, Joshua trees look straight out of an alien landscape or a Dr. Seuss book. But lucky for us, these amazing icons of California’s Mojave Desert are ...