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 ...

The Cactus Garden near the Statue of Unity in Gujarat spans 25 acres and features over 450 unique species of cacti and ...

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 ...

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.

But the only secluded shady spots in the desert are often right next to a cholla cactus, so contact is inevitable! But even worse was the array of dislodged pads on or in the ground already ...

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 ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ... Other plants, such as cacti, have special means of storing and conserving water. In existing deserts, some species are in peril because of ...