Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They ...

Dreaming of a desert road trip in the USA? Route 66, Highway 163... Mythical roads that pass through numerous towns, taking ...

The journey to Blackbird Coffee House is rewarded the moment you spot that entrance. Wrought iron gates adorned with strings of vibrant red chile peppers frame the doorway like a New Mexican welcome ...

This is the biggest week of the summer for Arizona high school boys basketball teams in the West, with all eyes on the ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains ...

Just as many wildflowers are beginning to fade, cactus blooms are showing up a bit early to keep deserts around Tucson colorful. Among the early bloomers are red and yellow cholla cactus flowers ...

The new 30-foot-tall steel sections of border wall some 150 miles southwest of Tucson now stretch from horizon to horizon in places on Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. On the dirt road that ...

The cactus, palms and succulents anchoring yards around the desert can successfully be planted in the heat, but don't wait.