Mojave Desert tribes aim to turn a sacred mountain into a national monument. A group at the foot of Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain, just south of Searchlight, Nev.

This desert tourist really walked the walk. Caitlin Redden, from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was visiting Petra, Jordan when she was invited to stay with a nomadic desert tribe for a day — and ...

The remote mountain from which Mojave Desert tribes believe the universe unfolds rises above a corner of southwestern Nevada defined by Joshua trees, outcroppings, and fortress-like gorges that ...

Deserts provide some of the most unique and treacherous trekking experiences on the globe. These vast, barren lands are not ...

New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties ...

Even in today’s modern era, there are still hundreds of uncontacted tribes scattered across the globe, living in some of the world’s most remote and inaccessible areas. These tribes have managed to ...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Coachella Valley Water District and Desert Water Agency have agreed to settle two long running water rights lawsuits, which the three parties said in a ...

He slashed more than 1.9 million acres in total from the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments — known for their stunning desert vistas and wealth of Native American artifacts.

Burying yourself in desert sand has the same effect as a sauna session, helping purge the body of poisonous toxins, say desert tribes. As the morning sun rises over the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi ...

A decade of effort to win more water from the Colorado River is finally paying for the Navajo Nation. The Infrastructure Act is funding new irrigated farms now that the desert tribe can legally ...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Coachella Valley Water District and Desert Water Agency have agreed to settle two long running water rights lawsuits, which the three parties said in a ...