To protect the southwest’s iconic Joshua trees, scientists are tinkering with their genetics and searching for climate havens ...

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 — ...

Joshua trees typically bloom in February and April, according to Jeremy Yoder, an associate professor of biology at ...

Joshua trees are defining features of the Mojave Desert. Once woven into baskets and sandals by the Cahuilla, Joshua trees thrive in the extremely arid conditions of the High Desert. At 20,053 square ...

A damaged Joshua tree is lit by the setting sun, surrounded by terrain scorched by the 72-acre Black Rock wildfire in Joshua Tree National Park. One day after the government shutdown ended , a ranger ...