Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A damaged Joshua tree is lit by the setting sun, surrounded by terrain scorched by the 72-acre Black Rock wildfire in Joshua Tree ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An iconic Southern California national park was hit with an unprecedented snowstorm earlier this week. On Monday, flurries began ...

Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about the future of the species. The Mojave Desert succulents typically bloom ...

A Joshua tree against a sunset in the high Mojave Desert. (Carlo Allegri / Getty Images) Joshua trees face an uncertain future. Scientists warn that without significant climate action, the species ...

To protect the southwest’s iconic Joshua trees, scientists are tinkering with their genetics and searching for climate havens in—and sometimes outside of—their existing habitat. Joshua trees are lit ...

Though it may seem counterintuitive, desert-dwelling plants and animals who are well-adapted to hot, dry conditions are still threatened by rising temperatures, drought, and other extremes caused by ...

Joshua trees are protected under the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA) and require permits for removal or relocation. A workshop in Hesperia will address regulations and protections for ...