An American desert icon is dying off in the southwestern United States. Experts say record-setting summers and intense ...

After years of careful experimentation, the Desert Botanical Garden has celebrated a milestone in its effort to save an ...

One of Arizona's national parks was named among the top three hidden gems of the national parks system. Here's where and why ...

Arizona is home to world record holding animals and insects. That includes this cute critter, which is the smallest of its ...

Yelp named a downtown Phoenix plant shop the best in the state. Here's why it outranks all the others in the state, plus a few more to visit.

Saguaros across the Tucson area are erupting with flowers in an unusual display not seen since 2021. Experts don't really ...

Rising from the Sonoran Desert like a mirage, a wedding cake-shaped castle stands proudly among thousands of cacti in the heart of Phoenix, yet somehow remains one of Arizona’s best-kept secrets.

Still, researchers at Northern Arizona University are studying pollinators attracted to the cacti’s pearly yellow flowers as they open in early spring. For three consecutive seasons, they recorded ...

The Club at Starr Pass in Tucson, Arizona, has completed a desert restoration project that focused on removing invasive species that choked out native plants. The work also improved sustainability and ...

Record-high temperatures over the last few years in many parts of the United States have contributed to major stress on plants ... problems with Arizona's iconic saguaro cacti.