Firefighters are working to fully contain a fire at a large pallet yard in Desert Hot Springs. The fire was first reported just before 2:00 p.m. near the intersection of Ben Mar and Dillon Road.

"In a region like Arequipa, located in a desert environment, understanding soil response under new fire regimes is essential for assessing ecosystem resilience to climate change," explains a UMH ...

Cal Fire/San Bernardino County ... block of Orange Street in the high desert city of Hesperia. According to the fire department, the worker fell after soil covering the old well collapsed.

There’s been a spike in interest in earthen architecture, particularly after a photo was shared on social media showing a ...

Mark Abramson for The New York Times Kristy Brauch, a nature educator who put out a call for fire-affected residents to collect soil, said she sees the samples as an insurance policy, in case data ...

These extreme environments have led to numerous adaptations of desert organisms, such as plants that have moisture-conserving leaves or that reside as seeds in the soil for long time periods until ...