Tafilalt is one of Morocco's largest oases and is situated near Erfoud in southeastern Morocco. Famous for its date palms and ...

A staple throughout the Southwest, this desert fruit adds flavor and color to cocktails, salads, salsas, desserts, and more.

Have you ever eaten prickly pear fruit? As it turns out, this weird-sounding fruit is a decent source of magnesium, and may ...

Plants and humans have more in common than just needing food, oxygen and vitamin D to survive. They both also need a support ...

Local free food distribution organizers and farmers are struggling to fill in the gaps amid federal funding cuts.

Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal "canaries ...

A dynamic lineup of celebrity and local talent serves up delicious tastings, engaging demonstrations, and sensory dining ...

Read an excerpt from Arnold Hylen’s seminal tour of a bygone L.A., first published in 1981 and reissued by Angel City Press ...

"The common fruit fly is an especially powerful animal ... a shift in receptor activation was not enough to explain the behavior of the desert fly. "The desert fly seemed actively attracted ...

Scientists studied flies to understand why insect populations are disappearing and how they adapt to temperature and climate ...

Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...

A collaboration between nonprofit organizations and community volunteers is helping to combat food insecurity by revitalizing ...