The lucrative cactus black market is booming, and many species are threatened with extinction.
Many jetliners are being stored in the aviation equivalent of long-term parking in the southwestern desert of the U.S.
The housing rush is fueled by the pandemic and the desire of people who can work remotely to get out of the city.
An investor group is developing thousands of acres, watering the land with water pumped from wells.
California's high-speed rail project is controversial because of its cost, but Palmdale is looking forward to bullet trains.
Solar facilities like Ivanpah could be the future — or, they could be a footnote in the history of clean energy.
Author Rubén Martínez discusses our relationship with the desert and why we keep returning to it.
