In sun-scorched expanse of Big Bend National Park, where the Chihuahuan Desert stretches seemingly endlessly, Deb Manley was lying on her stomach, peering at the ground. What she saw was no ordinary ...

Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed ...

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

In the rugged desert of West Texas lies a stunning state park that protects some of the state's best natural and cultural treasures.

The woolly devil—a recently identified plant species—has researchers intrigued because it belongs to a brand new genus.

A volunteer spotted the tiny, fuzzy plant with maroon florets while exploring the remote northern corner of Big Bend National ...

A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Unsurprisingly, El Paso's hot climate is a result of its location in the Chihuahuan Desert, which extends through parts of western Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Mexico. The Centennial ...

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

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

Big Bend National Park is located within the Chihuahuan Desert. This well-studied region is the largest and most biologically diverse warm desert in North America and is home to coyotes ...

The park’s huecos (hollows) — natural rock basins that hold rainwater — helped sustain people travelling through the ...