A park supervisor and a local volunteer have introduced the world to the “woolly devil,” a plant species no other botanists ...

A deer hunter at a far West Texas ranch thought he found a fossil. Here's what is happening to the new mammoth discovery.

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species ...

The victims’ ages ranged from 14 to 24. Five were discovered in the same square-mile patch of the Chihuahuan Desert, and the sixth less than a mile away. The bodies were badly decomposed ...

Hispanic and Native American wine producers cultivate vineyards at high altitude and on desert plains in this southwestern ...

Cave hiking presents an untapped adventure, far removed from the hustle and bustle of mainstream trails. These hidden gems ...

A Texan is making big strides on creating a walking trail called the X-Tx, stretching from the Louisiana border all the way to New Mexico. The 1,550-mile stroll will be among the longest trails in the ...

A monstrous storm system tore across the U.S. in March 2025, igniting wildfires, spawning tornadoes, and blanketing Texas in ...

White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico celebrated the launch of a hybrid microgrid that will power four groundwater wells, ...

Thirty-two kilometers across the desert, Mexican artist Jose Davila has stacked colossal 16-tonne marble boulders that were quarried in the Chihuahuan Desert of his nearby home country. The work is ...

Texas isn't best seen from behind the steering wheel, but through shades, wearing hiking shoes on a walking trail. Now a Texan is making big strides on creating a walking trail called the X-Tx, ...

Big Bend National Park and the Guadalupe mountains –highest point in the state-- surrounded by the Chihuahuan desert from west Texas. Texas Public Radio's Jack Morgan finds out how they plan to ...