Dateline Resources Ltd. is exploring for rare earth elements outside Joshua Tree National Park, sparking concerns it could ...

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 ...

Here's everything you need to know before visiting California's Joshua Tree National Park.

Joshua trees are supposed to wait until late Feb. to lift their white flower clusters over the Mojave. This season, many opened blooms in late Oct. and Nov., and biologists are watching closely ...

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 ...

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 iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help. What is it? Some think the ...

Climate change is the single greatest threat to the long-term survival of the Joshua tree, a beloved symbol of California’s high desert. But the biggest short-term obstacle is an impasse by state ...

An iconic and spiritual symbol of Southern California’s high desert, Joshua trees draw millions of visitors to their National Park home and the surrounding environs. But the tree’s very existence is ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list Joshua trees under the federal Endangered Species Act, leaving the fate of potential protection measures for the iconic spindly plant with newly ...

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help. What is it? Some think the ...