Las Vegas’ nearest island is hundreds of miles away. But a “sky island” can be found right in the city’s backyard. The Spring Mountains, particularly the area near Mount Charleston, are a hotbed of biodiversity, with an estimated 28 species of endemic plants, animals and insects, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Pregnant women could face difficulties when it comes to scheduling prenatal care with their doctors because according to a new study, there’s a national OB-GYN shortage.

One local residents predicts that the people who show up to raid the military facility won’t “find what they’re looking for, and they are going to get angry.”

In places near Area 51, they are preparing for a possible "invasion" of people from all over the world. Nobody knows exactly what to expect. Will a million people will really turn up there, both locals and security officials wonder. However, the military has tightened security and recently arrested two Dutch tourists who entered the protected area.

No one knows what to expect about the “Assault on Area 51” event, but the two small cities of Rachel and Hiko, located near the military research site that was once a secret, are preparing for an influx of people in the coming days.

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space.

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space.

Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space.

Visitors who descend to the remote Nevada desert for the assault on "Area 51" are from Earth, not from outer space.