The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around Chile that have been ...

Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in search of ripe fruit from the towering saguaro cactus, an icon of the ...

The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Read on to discover incredible places that look like they belong on another planet... The dramatic Tianzi Mountains are ...

Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its ...