There is magic in the desert. There is wisdom in the desert. And sometimes, if you know where to look, there is cold beer in the desert.

Rey Dau is an early highlight: a barbed, bristling apex predator that carves molten arcs in the desert sand with its ...

The Mojave rattlesnake, found in the southwestern US and Mexico, is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. It ...

As you might recall from your middle school science classes, cold-blooded animals like reptiles need the help of the ...

As night fell across eastern Thailand, a banded creature emerged from its hiding spot and used its “long” limbs to climb up a ...

As night fell across southeastern Thailand, a “large” creature with “long” limbs emerged from its hiding place. Its “greenish ...

As the weather changes and spring approaches, Arizona residents may see more animals, including Gila monsters, snakes and ...

Nature is filled with creatures that can do the impossible—control their own biology! From jellyfish that can reverse aging ...

Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces. Geckos and their unusual feet have long been of great interest to ...

Picture a thin slab of sandy, inhospitable desert land by the side of Highway 78, just a few miles from the Salton Sea. A flag and a border gate welcome you to the United Territories of the ...

Some people think that desert wildlife is all snakes, lizards and coyotes, but it is much more full of life — and of surprises. Richard Stephens is a freelance reporter living in Beatty.

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