Although sunlight is one of the cleanest forms of renewable energy available, clearing large swathes of desert habitat to ...

Evidence of human life in the Gobi Desert 8,000 years ago has been found, thanks to the analysis of an ancient dry lake in ...

For the past 15 years, Philip Rundel has been developing this book through his long-term relationship and travels in deserts of the Southwestern United States, northern Chile and southern Africa. His ...

The desert plants gathered by the Hohokam - and later the Tohono O'odham - for food, medicine, tools and other things are still around. Even so, many contemporary Tucsonans don't recognize their uses.

Rare winter rains have transformed Chile’s Atacama Desert into a vibrant sea of wildflowers. Scientists explain how dormant ...

The "Desert Pulse" project was a two-year process to put together, and involved sensors and other technology at around 20 ...

From pinyon pines to ocotillos, plants in the Sonoran Desert are shifting where they grow in response to climate change, and many of the plants aren’t thriving in their new ranges, according to a new ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It’s not just people at risk from the heat. Even tough desert plants can have trouble when heat’s this extreme and this prolonged. Saguaros live an average of 150 to 175 years ...

The Desert Botanical Garden is running a seed bank program to save endangered Arizona desert plants like orchids and cacti. Seeds from rare species are collected, sealed, and frozen in the Ahern ...

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 ...

APRIL IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT? It's a month you could confidently deem especially "festival-forward," thanks to all of the sizable under-the-sun celebrations. These parties are usually awash in art, ...

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 weather ...