The deaths point to a broader problem affecting the southwestern United States. Scientists raise red flag over emerging ...

Most visitors never experience the natural masterpieces that lie off the tourist trail—from bubbling hot springs to unearthly landscapes of dead volcanoes to the “Valley of the Whales.” ...

When dehydrated, saguaro cacti lose strength, and can drop an arm or completely topple over. The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix has seen an increased loss of saguaro cacti in the last few years.

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering ...

A group of cacti species native to a remote Chilean desert has been poached to near extinction, thanks in part to social media crazes continents away. According to a new report from the ...

Pablo Guerrero has been visiting cacti in the Atacama Desert his whole life, first on family trips to the Chilean coast and later as a researcher studying the impacts of climate change and illegal ...

The Saguaro National Park is found in the Sonoran Desert. This Park is home to the largest species of cacti. Find out more about this interesting desert and the scientists studying there at the ...

Such internal reservoirs help cacti thrive where other plants would instantly wilt. But the saguaro species (Carnegiea gigantea), native to the Sonoran Desert in the United States and Mexico ...

Visitors who arrive mid-February through mid-June will see an abundance of blooming cactus just begging for attention. – Jill Schildhouse The desert may seem like the last place you'd expect to ...

Can it tolerate outdoor temperatures if there’s no frost? There are two types of cacti – desert types and forest types. Desert cacti are very hardy and thrive in full sun, low water ...