Others - including "A Desert Illuminated: Cactus Flowers of the Sonoran Desert," published in 2008 - not only document the colorful subject but explore the artistic possibilities of photography.

In a calendar year dominated by stories about prison violence, closures and a historic correction officer strike, a local museum decided to look back at how we got here – ...

For Star subscribers: Researchers are trying to determine if the Sonoran Desert purple martins that nest in saguaro cavities are a separate species from two others dwelling on the East ...