A first-timer’s guide to Joshua Tree National Park, where trees and rocks compete for attention

The California park's fantastical trees get all the attention, but the rock formations are equally impressive.

Next to Joshua Tree National Park, a mining company is staking its claim for rare earth minerals

Dateline Resources Ltd. is exploring for rare earth elements outside Joshua Tree National Park, sparking concerns it could ...
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This national park is a stargazer’s haven—with iconic trees and breathtaking desert vistas

Here's everything you need to know before visiting California's Joshua Tree National Park.
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Hundreds of Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown

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 ...
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Scientists warn Joshua trees are blooming early, and they need the public’s help to track what’s changing

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 ...
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Is Your Joshua Tree Blooming Early? Why That's A Bad Sign You Can't Ignore

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 ...
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Contributor: Joshua trees survived being loathed. Now they're beloved and at risk

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 ...
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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that

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 ...
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Scientists say climate change could kill off California’s iconic Joshua trees by end of century

JOSHUA TREE, Cali. – Scientists say climate change could kill off California’s iconic Joshua trees completely. “The future for Joshua trees might be a little bleak and we know that,” said University ...
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Finally, a plan to save Joshua trees from climate change — and the bureaucrats

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 ...
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Joshua trees rejected for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act

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 ...
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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that.

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 ...