Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% every year, and is now closer to 7% ...

Soar above the rugged beauty of Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona, where the iconic saguaro cacti rise from the Sonoran Desert like natural sculptures. This aerial journey captures the ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ripens. For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, whose ancestors have ...

Arizona's Saguaro National Park is actually two parks, divided by the city of Tucson. (Getty Images) Show Caption (Courtesy Pilgrims49) 1 of 6. Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona.

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

TUCSON, Ariz. • Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early ...

Tens of thousands of cactuses grow in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Yet according to the park's website, roughly 25 crested saguaros have been found within its boundaries.

Arizona's state flower is finally in bloom, but it won't last long. Here's where to go near metro Phoenix to see the saguaro cactuses blossoming.

Bearing the state flower of Arizona, the saguaro cactus remains an essential part of the Sonoran Desert’s identity. The 40-60 foot-tall saguaro and its fruit are great natural resources for both ...

Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over during the state's record streak of extreme heat, a scientist said on Tuesday.

“When we started really looking at bald eagles in Arizona in the 1970s, we had it in the back of our minds as being possible, but as we surveyed the state for the last over 30 years, a saguaro ...