Curious about what’s really lurking in the Nevada desert? Wonder if aliens are real and if they call Area 51 home? Why not take a guided tour of the outskirts of Area 51, only a short drive from the ...

Last week, NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reported from a top-secret underground laboratory where scientists study nuclear weapons. We wanted to know, how in the world did he get down there? So we asked him, ...

The first time Fontella “Faun” Day believes she saw life from another planet, it came from above. It was a cloudy afternoon in Rachel, Nevada, and the phones and computers at the Alien Cowpoke gas ...

Picture a place where time slows down and nature takes center stage. Jarbidge sits tucked away in Nevada's rugged wilderness, far from crowded tourist spots and busy highways. Only about 30 people ...

There’s a camaraderie among Nevadans that becomes more evident to me as I travel around the Silver State. As my travel buddy, Amy, and I adventure to new places as part of Nevada’s sesquicentennial, ...

Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to survive extreme desert conditions. After dropping to about 2,000 animals in the 1960s, ...

A group of journalists were allowed to tour a weapons laboratory deep underground in Frenchman Flat, Nevada. NPR's science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel was among them. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news ...