As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens ...

Sand scorpions, nocturnal hunters who spend their days in burrows, also leave distinct tracks.

It’s misleading because century plants, a type of agave producing brilliant yellow blooms at this time of year, don’t live for 100 years. More like 10 to 30 or perhaps 40 years, according to ...

Charlize Theron squares off against Uma Thurman in an immortal death match that fails to take full advantage of its time.

The photo of a courageous mother lemur with a baby on her back, taking a harrowing jump in a ravine, won the California ...

In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has ...

Desert mallow is a low-maintenance shrub with vibrant perennial flowers that withstand the heat and lure birds, like quails ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Don't let your vacation ruin your garden. These plants for Southern USDA Zones are meant to stand up to drought, heat, pests, ...

Some of the protected plants, such as saguaros, also suck massive amounts of carbon out of the air and could be an important piece of the city’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2030.