Sophie Parker, a senior scientist with the Nature Conservancy in Los Angeles, on the bank of the Amargosa River. The Amargosa River system flows through the Mojave Desert, hosting plants and ...

Arizona’s culinary landscape is just as vibrant and varied as its stunning desert vistas. Blending rich Native American ...

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 ...

From cocktail bars in downtown Phoenix to saloons in Scottsdale, when it comes to the best nightlife in metro Phoenix, these ...

An artist's depiction of a landscape from 209 million years ago at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, based on fossils of plants and animals ...

The damage is invisible at first, but it doesn’t take long for the leaves to wither, the trunks to weaken, the once-vibrant ...

Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.

Ironwood trees: Call them senior citizens of the desert. Mature ironwoods around Tucson make the oldest saguaros look like mere youngsters by comparison.

Climate change is drastically shrinking the habitat of valuable Desert teak, a tree prized for medicine and economy. A new ...

The orchard on Clarkway Drive produces about 24,000 pounds of fruit each year and has strategies to mitigate the desert heat.