Native insects have evolved along with native plants, so they recognize them as food. Filling a garden with exotic plants ...

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Joining plots like the Agave Garden, the O’odham Gardens, and the Yoemi/Yaqui Garden, Mission Garden’s new Tomorrow’s Garden will explore the future of farming in the region, using agroforestry ...

Taste the Desert returns July 26 with Sonoran-inspired tastings, chef demos, and desert education at the Arizona-Sonora ...

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Commentator Herb Paine reveals how the quiet disappearance of species signals a deeper unraveling of the web of life and challenges us to listen before the silence becomes permanent.

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

But the Sonoran Desert’s native vegetation complicates the equation. Scientists like Nabhan believe desert plants, especially the creosote bush, contribute to the post-rain smell.

What goes into caring for a tortoise? Desert tortoises are also completely herbivorous and eat a wide variety of plants in the wild.