A new study finds that the Sonoran Desert’s iconic cactuses are suffering, not only from prolonged drought but also from ...

or Gopherus agassizii — are officially a different species from tortoises in Arizona and Mexico, previously called "the Sonoran population of desert tortoises" and newly dubbed Morafka's desert ...

As official research positions are lost to budget cuts, the work of citizen scientists to preserve federal forests is ...

Imagine standing under the blinding sun of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by towering, ancient sentinels with spiny arms stretched toward the sky. These aren’t just plants—they’re survivors, icons, ...