And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding.

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled ...

A cactus is typically viewed as the ultimate hands-off, fuss-free, impossible-to-kill plant. So, you can imagine our horror when we walk by said cactus one day and notice, *gasp*, yellow splotches ...

Exclusively found in the Sonoran desert, these cactuses grow the state flower of Arizona — the saguaro cactus flower. They are the tallest cactuses in America and can live up to 200 years. The ...

The Sonoran Desert is a world like no other—an expansive, living landscape where rugged mountains, gigantic cacti, and an astonishing diversity of life create an ecosystem of wonder. Covering more ...

But reaching out of nooks in the cracked crust along the desert's coast, there lie thousands of Copiapoa cacti. A cactus group made up of more than 30 species, Copiapoa are found only in Chile.