All locations and times for talks, tours and star parties are listed on the National Park Service’s website. All public ...

People illegally off-roading in Death Valley National Park damaged or destroyed more than 70  rare and sensitive desert plants on Dec. 17, the National Park Service said. A white pickup ...

The National Park Service is on the hunt for a boneheaded driver who ripped rare plants during a joyride through Death Valley last month. The suspect left behind more than five miles of tire tracks ...

Eureka Dunes are a special place meant to be enjoyed on foot,” Superintendent Mike Reynolds said in a statement. “They are protected from off-road driving.” ...

When endangered species reach low numbers, their survival can depend on whether or not they have new habitats to live in, ...

The route sometimes referred to as the “Death Drive” is a 370-mile loop from Las Vegas through the dramatic landscapes of Death Valley. Timing is essential, with spring and fall providing the safest ...

Death Valley's Devils Hole pupfish, an inch-long marvel, survives extreme heat and low oxygen in a tiny Nevada cavern. These fish, isolated for millennia, face constant threats from environmental ...

We humans are a delicate bunch. We don’t have bark, boney exo-plates, or lush fur to protect us from hostile environments, so we have to steal what other creatures produce just to survive in regions ...

Lake Manly hasn’t been a permanent fixture in Death Valley since the Ice Age, but recently, it has reappeared. Record rainfall at the California site has allowed enough water to collect in the ancient ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. Death Valley conjures stark images of a heat-seared desert landscape, nearly void of life but for the thrill-seekers venturing to the national ...

To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep sat in eastern California in what is now the Mojave Desert. As the climate warmed and ...