In a small room tucked into the corner of the Mojave Desert Land Trust’s headquarters in Joshua Tree, three nondescript white refrigerators hold the future fate of the desert landscape.

The ancestors of the Cahuilla people traditionally ate Joshua tree flower buds and seeds. Joshua trees are thought to need a winter freeze to bloom. Because their wood is lightweight, soft and brittle ...

Nevada residents are rallying against a solar farm that bulldozed several Joshua trees. Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to ...