The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early ...

South America is home to a diverse amount of wildlife. From the Amazon rainforest to the arid deserts of Chile, South America ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

Did you know whales evolved from a land-based animal into an ocean-going mammal? To explore the evidence, we need to look at the desert, which may seem strange when discussing whales. The ocean ...

Closeup a Cute Andean Fox or Zorro Culpeo Relaxing in Desert Brush Field of the Chilean Altiplano, Northern Chile, South America. Image via depositphotos. In a heartening conservation success story, ...

Walking Tour Features 26 Historical Desert Murals The Oasis of Murals project started in 1994 when a local business group began adding artwork to town buildings. By 2014, they had put up 26 outdoor ...

In the stark, barren landscapes of certain deserts across the world, an extraordinary adaptation has evolved within the owl family. Unlike their tree-dwelling relatives, several owl species have ...

The Living Desert is a unique destination where the wonders of desert plants take center stage. While it's famous for its animals, the park also houses over 1,000 species of plants from deserts around ...

A subset of North American iguanas likely landed on an what is now Fiji about 34 million years ago — having rafted some 5,000 miles from the West Coast of the faraway continent, a new study has ...