The city of Tucson, Arizona, sits on America’s southern border, surrounded by the cactus-strewn landscapes of the Sonoran ...

The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...

This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... five million people have attempted to cross the Sonoran Desert since 2000. De León’s research reveals how ...

His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine ... we expect to be blown away by the Sonoran Desert, and, yes, we know that Ireland will take our breath away. They’re all beautiful ...

They can also be found in the Sonoran Desert and throughout Mexico ... mother bats return to the roost to feed their babies using what National Geographic explorer Begoña Iñarritu describes ...