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The approach to the Devils River challenges the senses. Limestone and juniper-covered plains, in gray and muted green, stretch as far as the eye can see.…

You might think of plants as immobile, but they’ve evolved diverse strategies to scatter their offspring far and wide. What are some tactics desert plants use to scatter their seeds?

Sweeping prairies, mountain meadows, river canyons – there are places in rural West Texas that feel timeless. And indeed, such places often retain much of…

Sediment is slowly choking the Rio Grande in the Big Bend region, causing more frequent floods and making it easier for invasive plants to take over its banks. What’s causing this unusual problem?

Immense, baffling in their extent, the Llano Estacado plains of West Texas are like a sea. Immersed in that oceanic quality, a traveler here encounters…

In broad strokes, the impacts of climate change on West Texas are known. Average temperatures will rise at least 4 degrees by 2050 – and, if global…

Their cries are one of North America's most stirring sounds – a potent reminder of enduring wildness. A half million sandhill cranes migrate via West…

A fungal disease has been destroying bat colonies in the northeastern United States and is now spreading south and west across the country. What is this devastating disease? And are our region’s bats at risk?

video by Edna Queen, taken at her home in the Davis Mountains in May 2019.There's nothing like the presence of an apex predator – an animal that could…

There is nothing more life-giving than flowing water in a land of little rain. And the rivers of desert West Texas are a lifeline not only for humankind,…