JOSHUA TREE, California – The trees here get all the glory. But the rocks may be the coolest part of Joshua Tree National Park. Don’t get me wrong – the trees are also special, with their Seuss-like ...

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 ...

Iconic and hardy, Joshua trees are stunning symbols of the American Southwest. Known scientifically as Yucca brevifolia, these hardy plants are desert-dwelling specimens with a unique partnership. To ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I've lived near California's Joshua Tree National Park for almost 20 years. As a local who visits the park often, I've seen many ...

Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and could threaten the region's famous spiky Joshua trees. The York Fire that erupted ...

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 ...

The vast majority of Joshua Tree National Park visitors never reach Covington Flats, which isn’t near any of the park’s main entrances and is only accessible via bumpy dirt roads or treks on foot ...

Organizers of a new art museum in Joshua Tree announced their plans to build near the national park — but there’s a hitch. The foundation behind the project has had its operations suspended by the ...

As the Joshua Tree area continues grappling with an exponential increase in visitors and a similar boom in short-term rentals, something unusual has popped up in the community of Twentynine Palms: a ...

One day after the government shutdown ended , a ranger ambled down a trail in Joshua Tree National Park, bathed in golden light. It was her first day back, and she had just walked through a sea of ...