In the heart of California’s Death Valley, summer temperatures soar past 120°F (49°C). But while most life quickly collapses, ...

We humans are a delicate bunch. We don’t have bark, boney exo-plates, or lush fur to protect us from hostile environments, so ...

When people think of Death Valley National Park, they probably think of it solely as a desert wonder, full of painted rocks ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Ray Estrada's 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas' scorching summers, but he'd always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth's hottest places. So ...

Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth's ...

On a recent sunny afternoon in Lancaster, Cassandra Hughes looked for a place to cool down. She set up a lawn chair in the shade at the edge of a park and spent the afternoon with a coloring book, ...

Millions of Americans were expected to feel conditions hotter than those in Death Valley—often referred to as the hottest place on Earth—on Thursday, with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- Ray Estrada's 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas' scorching summers, but he'd always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth's hottest ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Ray Estrada’s 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas’ scorching summers, but he’d always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth’s hottest places ...