Saguaro cactuses are Arizona's towering icons. However, only one holds the record for being the tallest ever measured. Here's ...

The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus” is the latest show from EMU’s Theatre For the Young Tour. Directed by MFA candidate Olivia ...

animals and humans, thus creating issues when calculating age. Some species' age can also be calculated by counting the cactus' arms.

Nestled in the arid landscapes of the American Southwest lies an ecological marvel that defies conventional expectations: a sprawling cactus forest teeming with avian biodiversity. Unlike traditional ...

The Key Largo tree cactus has become the first U.S. species wiped out by rising seas, signaling a troubling future for countless others. Nestled in the Florida Keys, this rare plant was no match for ...

"They are in very rapid decline," says Pablo Guerrero, a cactus researcher at the Universidad de Concepción. "Some will go extinct in the wild soon. It is very dramatic." When plant populations vanish ...

The Chihuahuan Desert boasts 3,000 plant species, including more than 500 of the world's 1,500 species of cactus. The desert also harbors ... to help save some of the world's most endangered animals ...