Author Deanne Stillman's first book was an account of the rape and murder of two girls in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and a disquieting look at the town's link to the Marine base nearby. The last time ...

Peru's mysterious Nazca Lines etched into the desert centuries ago may be world famous, but far older geoglyphs have been identified in the Middle East. Scientists believe two wheel-shaped patterns ...

A trip to Joshua Tree National Park more than a dozen years ago ignited a passion and intrigue for the desert in artist Eric Merrell, who has transferred his love to the canvas in paintings now on ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the 19 th and early 20 th centuries, illustrated maps and advertisements functioned as powerful enticements to attract new inhabitants to the West. Opening this Saturday at the ...

A plan to harvest desert groundwater before it can evaporate through dry lake beds, in part to help boost supplies in south Orange County, is provoking fierce confrontations between project proponents ...

Designed by Jean Nouvel, the Pritzker Prize-winning French architect behind the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the impressive new museum consists of a series of layered, intersecting discs inspired by the ...