Because of the immediate threats and its high species richness, we chose the Sonoran Desert as a target system to create a downloadable threat map to assist in evaluating spatially explicit threats to ...

We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the resilient plants' methods to help engineer our future.

In addition to providing visitors with a tranquil, 140-acre space to view and learn about desert plants, the Desert Botanical ... the world to maintain the Sonoran Desert's unique landscape.

The Sonoran Desert is one of the most instantly recognizable landscapes in the American West, as it's the only place in the ...

Amid the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the presidential election, experts warn the humanity of migrants is being ignored.

TORONTO — When travellers think of Arizona, what comes to mind is likely desert landscapes, sunsets, poolside settings – and ...

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

A new wave of hyper-regional terroir-driven agave-based spirits have arrived Stateside. Here are some of the very best ...

Area researchers are helping investigate the promise and the perils of psychedelic drugs as public interest grows.