The Sonoran Desert is the most biodiverse desert in the world. It’s home to plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere ...

This week on a special desert plants episode of Arizona Illustrated…how a “nature nerd” turned his passion into a career advocating for the Sonoran Desert; the unknown origins and ...

A new state law recently took effect, requiring cities and counties to allow construction activities to begin by 5 a.m. on ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

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. Next to the ...

In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is ...

I took a drive to Phoenix, Arizona, just a week into May to see ... The answer to that was all around and dazzling because desert plants are programmed to race to make seeds and buds and flowers.

In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi, a tropical species native to Australia. (AP Video: ...