The word 'drought' typically conjures images of parched soil, dust-swept prairies, depleted reservoirs, and dry creek beds, all the result of weeks or seasons of persistently dry atmospheric ...

One of the first huge wildfires came in 2005, when the Cave Creek Complex fire burned 243,000 acres. Then, in the summer of 2020, Mr. Pike watched the sky turn orange as the Bush fire burned ...

The Sonoran Desert, known for its harsh, dry conditions, is showing signs of an unexpected green transformation that has scientists and experts deeply concerned. This rapid shift in vegetation ...

Ironwood trees (Olneya tesota), shown here in bloom, are found only in the Sonoran Desert and can grow to a height of over 45 feet (14 meters) and live for more than 1,500 years in dry locations ...

Although the extreme heat across the Sonoran Desert of northern Mexico and the southwestern part of the United States is about to return for another summer, the weeks leading up to summer in the ...

The Crested Saguaro Society began searching the approximately 100,000-square-mile desert for crested saguaros — the largest cactus in the U.S., often growing over 40 feet tall and adorned with a ...

The Sonoran Desert toad can alter your mind — it’s not the only animal. Psychedelic and other potentially mind-bending compounds show up on land and by sea ...

But photographer Jack Dykinga managed to capture images of the ground earlier this month when it was blanketed in 10 centimetres (4 inches) of snow, albeit just for a fleeting 4 hours ...

The Sonoran Desert is one of the most instantly recognizable landscapes in the American West, as it's the only place in the world where you'll find the saguaro cactus. The plant has long served as ...

Chile’s Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth. It receives less than 1mm of rain a year each year, but some parts of it haven’t had a drop in more than 500 years.

Let’s say you have family or friends in town for the holidays and you want to take them on a short hike that will show off some of our Sonoran Desert splendor. One good option: Make a beeline ...

A donkey digging a well in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. E. Lundgren. Wild horses and donkeys are often considered a problem in the American West, but new research suggests their penchant for ...