PHOENIX - Our record-breaking heat has been relentless, and it's been killing Arizona's beloved cacti. We’ve reported on saguaros falling over, but another plant you may have seen around the Valley is ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) -- — In this 'bite' of the series, chefs across town are getting ready for a big four-day festival celebrating the agave plant and its stamp on culture in Southern Arizona. Many ...

For all fans of mezcal, tequila and more, the Agave Heritage Festival is making its return from Thursday, April 18-Sunday, April 21, with events throughout the city. The festival is a celebration of ...

A new paper in the Annals of Botany, published by Oxford University Press, reveals that researchers have found unaltered agave plant species cultivated by several early cultures including the Hohokam ...

Perhaps best known as the source of tequila, agaves were an important crop long before the invention of the margarita. Botanist Wendy Hodgson says... Pick Of The Week: Arizona's Ancient Agaves Perhaps ...

Thanks to this agave, given the scientific name of “sanpedroensis” because it was found along the San Pedro River, it is known that the Hohokam culture (800-1450 AD) knew how to domesticate plants ...

Agave House opened its doors on University Boulevard to introduce the flavors of Mexico to the University of Arizona student body. Agave House is located at 943 E. University Blvd. Ste. 171. The new ...

Agave or Bust! Mexican Long-Nosed Bats Head Farther North in Search of Sweet Nectar ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mexican long-nosed bats have a taste for agave, their tongues designed to lap up the famous ...