BRIGHTER, LIGHTER NIGHTS, and Daylight Saving Time — that starts March 9 — can put a person in an illuminated state of mind. As the sunlight stretches into the mid-evening and we begin spending more ...

Brave little rats, such as Hamida, can not only identify land mine locations but also locate wildlife traffickers.

Deserts reward preparation. Across the world, desert animals have developed ingenious and resourceful ways to conserve every drop of water they receive. Here's a look at ten animals that play the long ...

Ravens willing to take risks get easy access to food near humans but still face higher mortality rates.

Quick Take Javelinas are often mistaken for pigs, which they strongly resemble, or enormous rodents. Though the javelina ...

CHOOSING THE PERFECT NAME? It's a process that requires some reflection, a bit of flair, and more than a little serious contemplation. These name-selecting traits all apply to the call that just went ...

Consider me. I wear a fur coat in the heat! I must admit, however, that as a benefit of living, working and supervising here at the Desert Museum I have some very enjoyable human accommodations. Above ...

It's that time of year again in the desert — hot days and cool nights. Many desert animals wait out the heat of the day in shade or underground. Some are active at dawn or dusk (crepus-cular), and ...

Animals from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo left the Living Desert and returned home after evacuation warnings were lifted for the Line Fire. Dozens of zoo animals were evacuated last week due to the threat ...

As smoke from the nearby Line Fire blanketed the Big Bear Alpine Zoo over the past week, workers at the zoo sprang into action to protect their animals — and looked to their colleagues in the ...