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West Texans can sample and learn about sotoles, at Marfa's third annual Agave Festival, June 1-9. Distilled agave spirits have long been a mainstay of…

The ancient Southwest was a place of tremendous diversity. Among the deserts, high plateaus and wooded canyons, cultures grew and flourished, influencing…

If, as Emerson said, “the health of the eye demands a horizon,” Big Bend National Park is the ultimate tonic for the eyes. Visitors are awed by expansive…

No place can more quickly erase a vision of the desert as monotony than Big Bend National Park. From canyon to summit, there's a 6,000-foot range in…

It doesn't take an archeologist to recognize it was an important place for prehistoric peoples. In a limestone cliff near the Chinati Mountains, two…

Creosote’s therapeutic applications would make any biotech CEO green with envy. What are this desert shrub’s medicinal properties? And why is it such a pharmacological trove?

Limestone mesas dominate the foreground, the pale strata angling skyward above what, even by West Texas standards, is a rough dirt road. Above the mesas,…

Eons before the first windmill was erected, fungi and plants were using wind to spread themselves around. How do plants and animals in the Chihuahuan Desert exploit wind’s perpetual energy?

For a male spider, finding a mate can be fraught with peril. They must win over a giant, short-sighted cannibal. How do they demonstrate they’re mates, not meals?

For many Big Bend National Park regulars, it's an essential stop after a day of desert adventuring. To ease into the soothing waters of the park's hot…