Why is the smell of Arizona's monsoon so distinctive? It releases the aromas of the desert, one ecologist says.

Buffelgrass is the biggest threat to our ecosystem in southern Arizona and now, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is using sheep ...

In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson where native edible plants grow. The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are ...

Admire colorful cacti and plants at the Desert Botanical Garden is ranked #1 out of 22 things to do in Phoenix. ... Guided Arizona Desert Tour by ATV - Centipede Tour (1315 reviews) from $107.74.

Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% ...

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 ...

“We saw damage to plants this summer that had never showed heat stress before,” Schilling said. Sunburned leaves of a mock orange shrub on Aug. 23. Brown patches show where the tissue was damaged.

Across the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's 98 acres, you'll find 230 animal species – including hummingbirds, coyotes and string rays – along with 1,200 local plant species.

Exclusively found in the Sonoran desert, these cactuses grow the state flower of Arizona — the saguaro cactus flower. They are the tallest cactuses in America and can live up to 200 years. The ...

Arizona's iconic Saguaro cactus is dying off at an intense rate with the Desert Botanical Garden saying nearly 20% of their plants have died since 2020.