New research suggests that early humans had the ability to thrive in a desert, indicating that they were more adaptable […] The post This Extinct Ancestor Of Ours Was A Master Of Desert Survival, ...

A million years ago, researchers have found, an extinct species of human relatives known as Homo erectus thrived in a harsh desert landscape once considered off limits before Homo sapiens came along.

They say the lithium mine will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction ... that cats are one of the most problematic invasive species—at least 2,084, including birds, rabbits ...

Researchers documented the first spotted hyena in Egypt for 5,000 years after it was hit with a pickup truck for killing ...

crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ecosystems. They found that 24% were at risk of extinction – classified as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered – due ...

Reporting from TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of ...

The animals were cataloged before being ... that was the focus of this relocation operation, the desert bighorn sheep, was classified as endangered in 2000, per the California Department of ...

“Desert wetlands are epicenters of biodiversity and by protecting ... and Wildlife Service using the best available science to make a final decision on Endangered Species Act protection. Tecopa bird’s ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...