The magnitude 3.2 quake struck at 12:21 p.m., 9 miles south of Fort Irwin, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake, with a depth of about 4 miles, was centered on the south end of the ...

Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by outgoing ...

Earlier this year, more than 300 sets of human ashes were found quietly dumped in the Mojave Desert, unmarked and unclaimed.

A 3.5-million-acre swath of Mojave Desert between Ridgecrest and the Morongo Basin has received a new federal designation that advocates hope will help protect vulnerable wildlife like the Mojave ...

But according to aviation enthusiasts who captured footage of it soaring in the California skies last week, it’s an ...

As scientists, we love the adventures often involved in scientific discovery. Recently, we had the chance to visit one of the most beautiful places in the California Desert as part of a new project.

When the sun goes down over the Cadiz Dunes, the fading light turns the rippled sand a brilliant orange that glows against a backdrop of jagged mountains and purple sky. These majestic dunes are a ...