These arrays can be a secondary source of income for small farms. Scientists make groundbreaking discovery about plants grown ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It’s not just people at risk from the heat. Even tough desert plants can have trouble when heat’s this extreme and this prolonged. Saguaros live an average of 150 to 175 years ...

Australian researchers found that native Old Man Saltbush can boost protein and fiber in pasta while reducing added salt.

Huge-scale ecological engineering around the edges of one of the world's largest and driest deserts has turned it into a ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GreenLeaf Power's Desert View plant in Mecca, seen in 2023. After past reviews by the Environmental Protection Agency found the ...

Rosie Crocker grew up in the Phoenix area surrounded by mostly concrete, as she remembers it. It wasn’t until she moved to ...

From pinyon pines to ocotillos, plants in the Sonoran Desert are shifting where they grow in response to climate change, and many of the plants aren’t thriving in their new ranges, according to a new ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering weather ...

I took a drive to Phoenix, Arizona, just a week into May to see my son and his family. What made it a phenomenal drive was that much of the desert in both California and Arizona was receiving ...