Cactus-related injuries are common in the Southwest. Here's how to protect yourself.

Saguaro cactuses tower over Arizona's desert landscape, each year inching higher and higher for hundreds of years as they watch time pass. While they can grow to unique heights, one cactus holds the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arizona's saguaro cactus has evolved to thrive in the extreme climate of the Sonoran Desert, but after decades of rising heat, ...

Spring is a time of renewal, even in a seemingly harsh desert landscape. Flowers bloom, cacti bear fruit, and the warm air ...

Phoenix, Arizona, offers some wonderful hiking, and if you're looking for some beginner-friendly trails, we've got five of the most scenic and enjoyable.

Record-high temperatures over the last few years in many parts of the United States have contributed to major stress on plants, animals, and humans. The extreme heat, coupled with a lack of rainfall, ...

Geologist Jeff Moore was visiting family in Tucson when he got the idea of adapting tools used to measure earthquakes for the study of saguaro cactuses. Studying the inner structure of a cactus ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s favorite plant, the saguaro, might not be a fan of the Valley’s extreme heat. “It stresses them a lot. One of the things that we’ve noticed through our research and ...

Reactions to a controversial saguaro removal caught on video on a golf course in Marana highlights the importance and value of the cactus to southern Arizona communities. When a golfer saw landscapers ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ripens. For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, whose ...

In the Sonora Desert in Arizona, the saguaro cacti grow tall and live long. One cactus known to locals as “Strong-Arm” stood more than 40 feet high and had 34 arms. Strong-Arm lived an estimated 150 ...

Arizona's saguaro cactus has evolved to thrive in the extreme climate of the Sonoran Desert, but after decades of rising heat, even these towering icons are showing signs of stress. "It doesn't take a ...