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They were more than a thousand miles from the Aztec cities they'd conquered, but when the Spanish arrived in what's now the Southwest, similarities were…

There is “an involuntary hunger for greenness which lies at the heart of all desert-lovers,” novelist Lawrence Durrell claimed. He saw it in North African…

From places as distant as present-day San Angelo and Albuquerque, the first Spanish expeditions encountered one particular Native tribe throughout the…

The high, arid land of Far West Texas is a demanding, if sublime, context for life. Yet throughout its extent, plants and animals, of a hardy beauty, have…

Rock art is a powerful expression of the Native American past here. From Palo Duro Canyon to the Pecos River, the region's first peoples painted and…

America's national parks have never been more popular. Parks visitation hit a record high – with 330 million recreational visits – in 2016, the year of…

What small gourd looks like a tiny watermelon, stinks to high heaven and is highly valuable both to insects and humans?

Trees seem scarce in the Chihuahuan Desert. But soapberry trees manage to thrive throughout our region and can even be used to wash your hands. How do desert dwellers exploit this hardy tree?

Butterflies throng golden lantana, bees swarm fragrant agarita, and hummingbirds sip from red yucca. These couplings aren’t accidental.

They eat roadkill. They urinate on themselves. When frightened, they vomit. The turkey vultures have returned. Why does our harbinger of spring have so many unsavory habits?