TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The staff at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum are able to help keep their animals cool, even when the temperature soars well above 100 degrees. They use everything from misters, ...

The Onymacris plana, a darkling beetle, is the first known land animal that gets cooler as it exercises, scientists said.

When desert animals face environmental extremes day in and day out, every unique anatomical feature can aid in their survival. Among the most striking of these adaptations is ear size. In arid ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Sonoran desert is home to many different animals and some of them are only found here in this desert. With temperatures expected to warm for at least another 50 years some ...

EVENING, MEET THE AFTERNOON: With the conclusion of Daylight Saving Time in early November, our late afternoons will begin to feel more like evening than daytime. We greet this autumnal event in many ...

Quick Take Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to survive extreme desert conditions. After dropping to about 2,000 animals in the ...

Desert Hot Springs is expanding their animal care services. The Humane Society of the Desert has donated a local Animal hospital and a sanctuary This expansion will create more space for animal care ...

Editor's note: This report includes images of dead animals that may cause some readers distress. Dozens of cats were left to die in the unforgiving heat of the Abu Dhabi desert, animal rights ...

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 ...

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 ...