SANTIAGO (Reuters) - When Chilean scientists last year discovered 14 Loa water frogs struggling to survive in a nearly dry river bed in the country's northern desert, the clock began ticking. They ...

Desert-dwelling animals often get creative in their search for water, and earlier laboratory experiments had suggested that some species of lizards, spiders and frogs could draw water from the air by ...

SANTIAGO — Chilean scientists have rediscovered a species of frog last seen more than 80 years ago, prompting new calls for the conservation of its habitat in the far-flung Chilean desert. Scientists ...

Out on the desert, many animals do just fine. Sage grouse thrive in the brush. Snakes wriggle in the sun and hide under rocks. Pronghorn range for miles, as do mule deer, badgers and birds. We were ...

In a quiet canyon on the east side of Saguaro National Park, researchers wearing surgical gloves scooped water samples from a shrinking, stagnant pool. The hum of thirsty bees filled the air. Native ...

Horned Lizards -- or Horned Frogs as they are more commonly known in North Texas -- can thrive in desert conditions. Good thing, since thousands of TCU Horned Frogs have scurried into the Phoenix area ...

This story is part of a project covering the Colorado River basin and water in the West, and was produced in collaboration with InsideClimate News and public radio station KUNC. HEBER VALLEY, ...

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