The Chihuahuan Desert is the most biologically diverse desert in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most diverse in the world. Over 175,000 square miles spanning northern Mexico, southwestern ...

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Established in 1852, the City of Las Cruces is a relatively new member of the Chihuahuan desert, the largest desert in North America and the most biologically diverse desert in the Western Hemisphere.

A new study shows that demand for wild cactus and rare plants many soon surpass supply in the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico and the US. Gland, Switzerland – Demand for wild cactus and rare plants by ...

FORT DAVIS, Texas — When you first get out to the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center, also known as the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, you’re going to see a whole lot of land but not a lot of ...

My empty nest was closing in on me. I texted my friend Anne, also the mother of absent college kids: “Want to drive to Big ...

Alfalfa plants sway under a thin veil of mist as towering irrigation equipment rolls above the crops, spraying the vast fields with water. It's an important agricultural product in Mexico's northern ...

FORT DAVIS, Texas — Right next to the visitor’s center at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center in Fort Davis, people will find an exhibit dedicated to the mining history of the Chihuahuan Desert. This ...

The new $16 million exhibit and home to Mexican grey wolves, mountain lions and jaguars will have its grand opening Tuesday at the El Paso Zoo. The ribbon cutting for the Chihuahuan Desert exhibit ...

Desert Diaries podcast is hosted by Daniel Carey-Whalen from the Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens and features Kevin Floyd, Botanical Curator. Season one covers desert critters, ...

West Texas’s desert landscape, while breathtaking, seems barren, rugged, and void of anything life-giving. Yet this environment is home to some of the most intriguing spirits, including mezcal, ...

Texas-based Marfa Spirit Co. has launched its debut product, Chihuahuan Desert Sotol, now available in San Antonio. Credit: Instagram / themarfaspiritco Tequila is the most famous of Mexican spirits, ...