The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a sprawling natural sanctuary showcasing the Sonoran Desert's rugged beauty. Spanning more than 30,000 acres, this preserve is one of the largest urban preserves in ...

One study, which looked at the results of 31 research papers from 1984 to 2020, found that 65% of studies did not report any ...

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...

The trees and plants native to the Sonoran Desert are accustomed to living in the dry, and sometimes unbearable, heat and require less water than non-native species. Tucson gets water supply from ...

On Thursday, the Aquarium of the Pacific released its first Marine Species Report Card, detailing the population trends of 30 ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees ... They changed the way they searched for animal carcasses to scavenge, for example.

How do different species eke out a living among the devastation ... He notes that the 2020 Bighorn Fire in Arizona spread into the low Sonoran desert due to the ubiquity of invasive buffelgrass.

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

Not too different from our own, but when the key difference is these species are from ecosystems that have fire as part of the ecosystem dynamics. You know, they recruit very well after fire. And so, ...

At least eight different jaguars have been seen in ... a borderlands group that works to protect animals in the Sonoran Desert. A big sticking point with the Sierra Club is the border wall ...

Most desert safaris have camel riding as an option, but if you want the animal experience to be the main event ... Birdwatchers will be in their element as there are about 130 species to spot here. Or ...