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California grants protection for rare cliff-dwelling daisy amid outcry over mining operation
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Inyo rock daisy — a rare California flower that sprouts from the crevices of cliff walls in the...
Wildfire burns at California-Nevada border, spawning fire tornadoes, torching desert landscape
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe York fire burns in an area of the Mojave National Preserve on Saturday. (R. Almendinger /...
Beast built for head-butting reveals early giraffe neck evolution
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFossils unearthed in China of a forerunner of the modern giraffe are offering insight into the early...
Biden designates Nevada desert sacred to Native Americans as national monument
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden is establishing national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine...
Halfway through league play, BYU finds itself in need of a 2023-like regular-season finish
Deseret News via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoBYU volleyball players huddle up during match against UCLA Feb. 23, 2024, at Smith Fieldhouse in...
Protect the Dolores – the other side
KREX articles via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn the last report, we looked at the faces and reasonings behind Halt the Dolores, a petition trying to stop Dolores Canyon from becoming a national...
Ireland was once home to deer with massive 12-foot antlers
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCommonly called the ‘Irish elk,” these deer weighed upwards of 1,500 pounds. This specimen is...
Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDeclaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the planet,” President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a...
President Joe Biden designates Castner Range in El Paso as national monument
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden signed proclamations establishing Castner Range in El Paso, Texas, and Avi Kwa...
Nevada toad in geothermal power fight gets endangered status
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA tiny Nevada toad at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal power project has officially...