“Even safe succulents can cause mild stomach upset if a pet eats a large amount,” warns veterinarian Dr. Kathryn Dench, chief scientific advisor for Paw Origins. “In practice, most issues I see are ...

Many African conservation decisions such as funding, policy, species prioritization and nursery propagation implicitly treat ...

Queen Creek offers free Water-Smart Workshops to educate residents on desert-appropriate landscaping and efficient watering.

Genlisea, or the “corkscrew” carnivorous plant, doesn’t wait above ground to hunt. Here’s how it traps tiny prey right ...

An iconic desert tree could soon be blacklisted from Arizona’s official list of water-saving plants under a new state bill.

Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125 plants and 65 fungi. The ...

Rain totally transforms the landscapes surrounding these trails, coaxing out desert blooms, creating ephemeral waterfalls, ...

The Alvord Desert has been on my Oregon bucket list for the past several years. As a former desert dweller, I have an affinity for open, arid landscapes and heat. Shortly after moving to Oregon, I was ...

In Borrego Springs, you'll find a mini explosion of sunflowers, desert sand-verbena, basket evening primrose and even elusive desert lilies.

We humans are a delicate bunch. We don’t have bark, boney exo-plates, or lush fur to protect us from hostile environments, so we have to steal what other creatures produce just to survive in regions ...

Life in places like California’s Death Valley pushes everything to its limit. Temperatures rise past 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Lawmakers react to US seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker Arizona taco chain ...