It was also a distinct landmark in the route of long caravans passing through the desert as no ... s most isolated tree and was estimated to be around 300 years old. Originally, it belonged ...

Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to establish a solar and storage project in Nevada’s Mojave Basin. Now, several famous Joshua ...

Many desert plants can live for hundreds of years. But in California, the iconic Joshua tree—the oldest found was 1,000 years old—may not survive a hotter climate, scientists warn. If they don ...

A visit to the ancient bristlecone pine forest in California's White Mountains begins with a dramatic climb from the desert in ... Methuselah Tree. To protect this venerable old tree, the U.S ...

This year’s crop of about 30 Christmas trees was packed into a large ditch left by an earlier downpour, so future rainfall will remain on site to spur the growth of native desert plants.