Something magical is happening in the barren landscape of the Atacama Desert in Chile, considered the driest place on our planet with annual precipitation that can only be measured at a fraction of an ...

Sunlight paints the land in gold, and resilient blooms rise through the heat with effortless grace. Each petal seems to ...

"I want to keep bees." she said. "What plants should I grow for them here? This simple question is challenging in the desert because it's hard to grow traditional "pollinator" flowers in our climate.

Since 1993, Cirque du Soleil has produced seven original, permanent shows in Las Vegas, creating a garden of delights that has transformed the very nature of entertainment in this desert oasis. Cirque ...

On a rare "super bloom" year in California, Edom Hill near Palm Springs typically turns green with vegetation, signaling the impending crush of wildflowers across the state's deserts. For that to ...

California's wildflower superbloom gives Coachella a run for its money as the most popular seasonal event in the desert. Bright orange, salmon, crimson, and yellow flowers fulminate over the arid ...

El Pasoans enjoyed the return of Poppies Fest over the weekend. The March-long, city-sponsored festival celebrating the golden poppies began on Saturday, March 9, at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology, ...

GOLD IN THE DESERT: Plenty of prospectors famously went in search of gold in and around the arid stretches of California, and history tells us that they frequently came up gold-less and empty-handed.

Tropical Storm Hilary’s historic rains are great news for wildflower lovers — if you’re into shy desert blooms like the arcing spikes of fringed amaranth (Amaranthus fimbriatus), pops of purple from ...

“Who was it that invented that horrible euphemism ‘disappeared’?” Isabel Allende asks in the foreword to this chilling volume of photographs, interviews, and stories released for the first time ...

We're clinging to spring for dear life as hotter days approach. Temperatures in the 90s are already upon us. 😢 Since Saturday, April 22 was Earth Day and we haven't quite hit the triple digits yet, ...

You might have been driving around Tucson these last few weeks and noticed our beloved saguaros have been sporting new hairdos. No, they're not growing baby avocados at the crown of their heads. These ...