Although sunlight is one of the cleanest forms of renewable energy available, clearing large swathes of desert habitat to ...

From a sprawling botanical museum in Arizona to a cliffside succulent sanctuary in France, these gardens prove the desert is ...

APRIL IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT? It's a month you could confidently deem especially "festival-forward," thanks to all of the sizable under-the-sun celebrations. These parties are usually awash in art, ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering weather ...

The desert plants gathered by the Hohokam - and later the Tohono O'odham - for food, medicine, tools and other things are still around. Even so, many contemporary Tucsonans don't recognize their uses.

Made to withstand the harsh climate of the desert and thrive in it, the dead and decaying desert plants throughout the Sonoran landscape may be perplexing to those who see it. But even the toughest ...

As deserts expanded their range over the past 5-7 million years, many plants invaded the new biome and rapidly diversified, producing amazing adaptations to drought and heat. Can plants continue to ...

I took a drive to Phoenix, Arizona, just a week into May to see my son and his family. What made it a phenomenal drive was that much of the desert in both California and Arizona was receiving ...