Deep in the Mojave National Preserve lies an old open pit mine where workers dug and drilled for gold and silver from the ...

National park employees have been notified about a possible second round of layoffs; Mojave Desert groups warn of ...

As the sunlight stretches into the mid-evening and we begin spending more time outside, even after the sun bids us farewell, ...

This guy must be a big deal — so who is he? “I’ve heard of Mojave Max,” Forkush said. “He’s a cool tortoise.” He’s not just cool... “He’s the mascot for our desert tortoise ...

Mojave Max is the only tortoise prognosticator on the list Mojave Max is the only prognosticator on the list who is a tortoise. Max's emergence from his winter brumation, the reptile equivalent of ...

The only alive animal the Pennsylvania icon beat out was Mojave Max, a tortoise from Nevada with a 25% accuracy rate. Meanwhile, Staten Island Chuck got rave reviews from NOAA. In front of ...

Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. The Ivanpah solar power plant formally opened in 2014 on roughly 5 square miles ...

At least he's more accurate than Mojave Max, a desert tortoise at the Springs Preserve in Nevada who took the last spot with 25% accuracy. The ranking might not be fair to Mojave Max, though.

The rocky shelf road leading to the mine winds through every layer of the Mojave. Desert tortoise habitat gives way to yucca- and cholla-studded hills, followed by stands of pinyon pine ...

Mojave Desert Land Trust tallied up the numbers ... species such as the Joshua tree and the Endangered Mojave Desert tortoise." Staffing at Joshua Tree National Park was already operating at ...