Across the Mountain West, groundwater is the unseen force keeping springs flowing, wetlands green, and desert plants alive. Now, a new interactive tool is making that hidden water easier to see.

At the 10-year anniversary of the 2016 “superbloom” that carpeted the desert floor in flowers, observers may have success in ...

The dragon blood tree is one of the rarest trees in the world, adapted to survive in extreme and isolated environments. Its ...

John Bartlett reports that climate change and natural disasters are adding urgency as people around the world race to collect, store, and protect plant species, and that Chileans are rising to the ...

Hatley, Western High Cotton award winner, farms about 1,000 acres of cotton on the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Don Swann and his other biologist colleagues at Saguaro National Park are regularly bombarded with questions about the majestic cactus – and given their workplace, they're ...

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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is seeing an early bloom of wildflowers, with many San Diegans wondering if it will turn into ...

Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile's most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten ...

Weather can be both a predictable pattern and a surprise waiting around the corner. Nowhere is this more evident than in the phenomenon of snowfall occurring in desert regions, a place typically ...

Depending on where you live, you may not have much of a choice as to whether or not a desert garden is right for your backyard. At least, not if you hope to keep your water bill to a minimum. However, ...

The first time I walked into the Huntington Desert Garden in California, it hit me like a splash of cold water. Arid land hosts some of Earth’s most vibrant and explosive sculptural flora. These ...