And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding. These arid lands support a rich variety of birds, including some birds that ...

With over two million cacti dotting the landscape in southeastern Arizona, Saguaro National Park is a must-visit location any time of the year. But in the springtime, the saguaros and a variety of ...

If you're looking to broaden your fruit horizons beyond the quotidien, consider the many ways to eat prickly pears. Also known as cactus pear, this delectable desert fruit grows on shrub-size ...

Just like we have the American flag and individual U.S. state flags, states also have their own state flowers. (The national flower is the rose!) Some states share their state flowers with others, ...

A cactus group made up of more than 30 species, Copiapoa are found only in Chile. They grow a mere centimetre each year in scorching, breathtaking desert conditions by absorbing the local evening ...

They've also just been at the heart of a landmark trial over an international cactus heist that might revolutionise how biodiversity crimes are dealt with the world over. Ranging from dark grey to ...

Authorities in northern Mexico on Wednesday found about 70 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of sliced cactus, a quintessential Mexican food staple known as nopales. Mexican law enforcement ...

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One serving of dried fruit provides much of the same vitamins and minerals as its fresh equivalent. It also supplies a healthy dose of dietary fiber and polyphenols (plant compounds that act as ...

Threat actors deploying the Black Basta and CACTUS ransomware families have been found to rely on the same BackConnect (BC) module for maintaining persistent control over infected hosts, a sign that ...