Why is the smell of Arizona's monsoon so distinctive? It releases the aromas of the desert, one ecologist says.

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

The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly ...

Arizona’s culinary landscape is just as vibrant and varied as its stunning desert vistas. Blending rich Native American ...

She ended up collaborating with him on a 2017 book about the flora of a Sonoran canyon and helped him finish one several life-spanning projects – a 1,000-page reference on the plants of Mexico ...

Pike estimates that he’s cleared invasive plants from roughly 222ha of desert near his home. Pike is at war with buffel grass and fountain grass, two invasive species that are spreading in the ...

The United States Bureau of Land Management approved a new gold mine project near Wickenburg. The project raised environmental concerns regarding water usage, potential groundwater contamination and ...

The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's cinnamon-red buttes, and numerous hiking trails – like the Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert and the Harriet K ...

Vendors speculate that a lack of rain shortened the already brief season for pitayas this year. The small, round cactus ...

Ancient Foraging Practices Credit: flickr Long before agriculture, Indigenous peoples of the Sonoran Desert expertly foraged a variety of plants, including cacti, wild seeds, and grasses.

After spending her senior year working on the Little River as part of the Maryville College water quality survey for the City ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens ...