Originally called the Desert Race, it was also known as the Cactus Derby. These races, which took anywhere from 16 to 35 hours to complete, were a popular spectacle that brought a lot of eyes to ...

The Sonoran Desert ecosystem is “only” about 10,000 years old, meaning it’s inherently unstable, Lata adds, with a blend of species still sorting out hierarchy and patterns. Some are adapted ...

The Crested Saguaro Society began searching the approximately 100,000-square-mile desert for crested saguaros — the largest cactus in the U.S., often growing over 40 feet tall and adorned with a ...

The desert, which is the driest spot on Earth beyond the planet’s poles, can be so desolate that NASA uses it to test Mars rovers. But from a young age, Guerrero learned to spot pockets of life ...

As the desert days went on, enduring baking heat up to the mid 40’s in our search for the elusive squirrel, the jumping cholla made its presence known to all crew on a regular basis!

Strong-Arm stood more than 40 feet high and had 34 arms. It lived an estimated 150 years. (Kevin Goldstein) In the Sonora Desert in Arizona, the saguaro cacti grow tall and live long. One cactus ...

Feeding the future: testing cactus as a desert food crop Climate change is pushing people to explore — and discover foods that others have known for ages.