Imagine standing under the blinding sun of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by towering, ancient sentinels with spiny arms ...

Saguaro National Park may very well be one of the easiest national parks to access, since it’s considered an urban park geographically separated by Tucson, Arizona. The Rincon Mountain District (RMD) ...

There are 30 national parks near Phoenix that are all less than six hours away, making it an excellent home base for ...

The saguaro and another cactus species (the cardón ... temperatures and interaction with bugs, animals and humans, thus ...

PHOENIX - From a man convicted of stealing $500,000 from a fraternity board to a 17-year-old boy who died a week-and-a-half after he was shot at a south Phoenix park, here's a look at some of the ...

The iconic Saguaro cactus is struggling as heat and drought intensify in Arizona. With record-setting summers in 2020, 2023 and 2024, scientists at the Desert Botanical Garden are noticing unusual ...

Most spiders have blue-coloured blood, too. While they might look like average land animals, they share this trait with their ocean relatives. Hemocyanin helps them move oxygen around their bodies ...

She said: "This is exciting to us because it confirms that the genes and gene families that we identified using our comparative genomics approach really do cause an animal to have a woolly coat ...

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Its experts say reintroducing these animals to nature will be beneficial to the environment in many ways, even when it comes to climate change. De-extincting the woolly mammoth, for example ...

MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Authorities last week dismantled a multi-county dog fighting ring in the Pee Dee that led to more than 100 animals being seized along with large amounts of drugs and ...

Home to towering saguaro cacti and diverse desert wildlife ... including a butterfly garden and a cactus and succulent garden, and enjoy tranquil ponds and winding pathways.