The combination of extreme heat and sustained drought in the Sonoran Desert is taking a toll on our iconic saguaro cactuses, ...

Read on and learn why your cactus may be turning yellow. Desert cacti have several adaptations that allow them to thrive in ...

ABC15 Meteorologist Ashlee DeMartino talked with the Desert Botanical Garden during the Saguaro Census 2025 to get an update on cactus health and what to expect around our environment.

Researchers are concerned the declines will lessen the scale of and in some cases possibly eliminate the large saguaro forests in Arizona.

Thanks to these adaptations Bristlecone Pines can live as long as 4,800 years longer than any other tree. Cacti live in the desert. They have large, fleshy stems to store water, thick, waxy skin ...

Yet more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth's population, actually live in desert regions ... Other plants, such as cacti, have special means of storing and conserving water.

Researchers use these collections to track environmental changes, including climate change effects and genetic adaptations ... to slice into a prickly pear cactus. The scene looks like something ...

Thanks to these adaptations Bristlecone Pines can live as long as 4,800 years longer than any other tree. Cacti live in the desert. They have large, fleshy stems to store water, thick, waxy skin ...