As saguaros across the Sonoran Desert suffer from the combined stresses of extreme heat and drought, researchers say these climate changes threaten the large saguaro forests we see across Southern ...

PHOENIX — It was about 6:30 a.m. when the saguaro fell and the group chat lit up. Lidar scanners — the same tech that allows self-driving cars to create 3D maps of their environments — had been ...

SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.—As the sprawl of homes begins to dissipate on the outskirts of Tucson, forests of saguaro cacti rise in its place, their arms twisting and twirling as if waving a welcome ...

President Teddy Roosevelt, the quintessential conservationist, said, "A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral.” While in Tucson, Arizona, ...

“Nobody wants a two-inch cactus needle to go through them.” Many ecosystems evolved to live with wildfire, but the Sonoran Desert is not one of them. Saguaros have no defense against fire, and no ...

Read full article: This simple task can increase your comfort -- and save you money -- during the Florida heat wave PHOENIX – If you have ever been to Phoenix, Arizona, you’ve likely seen the saguaro ...

Most people see their first saguaro (pronounced “sah-wah-roh”) cactus on television, perhaps in a cartoon or a Western movie. The signature plants of the Sonoran Desert, towering saguaro cacti ...

International Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol. 166, No. 2 (March 2005), pp. 257-264 (8 pages) Stenocereus eruca and Stenocereus gummosus are two closely related columnar cacti of the Sonoran Desert ...

A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them. The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future PHOENIX ...