Bactrian camel, giant survivor of Central Asia

Although domesticated Bactrian camels remain widespread, wild populations face a serious risk of extinction. Hunting, habitat ...

See what's happening at Plaza Theatre Palm Springs, Sunnylands, more

From a film screening at Sunnylands to Joshua Tree Music Festival, here’s a quick look at the biggest events happening in the ...
Nature

Genetic Adaptations and Evolutionary Ecology of Desert Rodents

Desert rodents have evolved a suite of genetic and physiological traits that enable survival in arid environments characterised by extreme heat, water scarcity and limited food resources. Key ...
Utah Public Radio

Too wild to return, too valuable to lose: Desert tortoises up for adoption

Utah has 15 endangered Mojave desert tortoises up for adoption. Once taken from the wild, they can’t return — but in the ...

Operation Sindoor recasts Kutch, relentless frontier, with drone push

BHUJ: In Kutch, the ground won’t hold, distances deceive and salt-laden air degrades men and machines. The Army operates across two distinct battlespaces: the w ...

Bighorn are less genetically diverse than a century ago, University of Idaho study finds

Rocky Mountain bighorn in Idaho once intermixed with desert bighorns, making them more genetically diverse and likely better ...

Jack Thorne’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ is a timely, engrossing miniseries true to novel

Jack Thorne, the co-writer of 'Adolescence,' admirably adapts William Golding's 1954 novel about boy castaways into a ...

National Park Service scientists have lost track of the world's rarest fish

Fearing mass firings, scientists made a choice that could have lasting repercussions.

Akram Khan’s ‘Thikra’ makes US indoor debut at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

Imagine an evocative, ritualistic dance for 11 women in masks and long dresses unfolding as night falls amid the massive rock ...