TIMELINE: Incoming storm bringing rain, snow may put and end to St. George dry streak
A winter storm will move through the Great Basin and the Desert Southwest over the weekend into early next week. This storm may finally bring the nearly two-mon ...
Federal officials announced 2-year pause of mining near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
The Department of Interior has announced a two-year pause on new mining claims near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
Nearly complete fossil of 9-million-year-old great white shark relative found in Peru
The Pisco Basin is a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species and was an extensive sea in ancient times, making it a reservoir of marine fossils.
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Rare Desert Wetland Wildflower Advances Toward Endangered Species Protections
“The Tecopa bird’s beak is a precious symbol of the vibrancy of desert wetlands, thriving in harsh conditions that many other organisms can’t endure,” said Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director at ...
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Predicted probability of arsenic ≥5 μg/L in alluvial aquifers of the western Great Basin (IMAGE)
Predicted probability of arsenic ≥5 μg/L in alluvial aquifers of the western Great Basin, including (a) mean probability of arsenic ≥5 μg/L, (b) 95% confidence upper bound, and (c ...
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SAVING GREAT BASIN SPRINGSNAILS AND WATERSHEDS
Dotting the vast, arid expanses of the Great Basin and Mojave deserts are precious springs housing ... in fact help make life possible for countless other species sharing their desert-oasis homes, ...