Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

Large wildfires in the desert were once rare. Now experts worry that invasive plants and a changing fire cycle are putting ...

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran ...

Watching the wildfires devastate a major U.S. city has many of us wondering: Could it happen here? Research shows our ecosystem is changing, making us more at risk to wildfire than ever before.

The Sonoran Desert in Arizona, known for its iconic saguaro cactus ... The Mojave Desert, featuring Joshua trees, provides ...