Javelinas are a staple of the southwestern deserts. Learn how their hunting season is organized to ensure this species ...

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

Ringtail is Arizona’s state mammal, designated in 1986 to highlight regionally tied symbols. Ringtails are nocturnal, desert-adapted raccoon-like carnivores about the size of a house cat with a ringed ...

Bears Ears holds cultural and spiritual significance for the Native American tribes and pueblos that have historically ...

In a remote and isolated part of NSW, nature is enjoying a deluge of water still around from floods in Queensland last year.

Every time I visit the ranch, I’m reminded of how few places there are in the state of Utah where one could go and experience ...

Tenontosaurus fossils found in West Texas, the southernmost record of the dinosaur and a key to the Early Cretaceous.

Scientists report unusually high Chagas disease parasite rates in kissing bugs collected near the U.S.-Mexico border region.

A Navajo scientist is studying traditional grazing practices with the hopes of invigorating an important cultural practice.

The fatal attack came just weeks after a man fought off a mountain lion in the same area, and after a group of hikers was ...

New Mexico’s official state animal is the American black bear, but the choice reflected more than the presence of a large ...

The Cochise County Sheriff's Office got $1 million to coordinate with ICE -- including $250,000 in mysterious "travel" money.