By analyzing the natural vibrations of a saguaro, scientists can study the cactus's insides without cutting them open.

Most people see their first saguaro (pronounced “sah-wah-roh”) cactus on television, perhaps in a cartoon or a Western movie. The signature plants of the Sonoran Desert, towering saguaro cacti ...

The cacti arrive in buckets and cardboard boxes, in truck beds and plastic cups. Some are prickly green knobs smaller than a fist; others are saguaros a few feet tall—miniature versions of the ...

Reactions to a controversial saguaro removal caught on video on a golf course in Marana highlights the importance and value of the cactus to southern Arizona communities. When a golfer saw landscapers ...

In Phoenix, the summer of 2020 was so hot even the cactuses couldn’t stand it — literally. In the weeks after August, the hottest month in the hottest summer on record in a place already famous for ...

Marana has lost one of its oldest and most prominent residents. A towering saguaro nicknamed Strong-Arm collapsed and died along the trail at the Tortolita Preserve on Aug. 4 after a long bout with a ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A Scottsdale couple claims a Valley tree service mistakenly cut down a perfectly healthy Saguaro cactus in front of their house. John and Erika Peet say they want the ...

Wild burros' appetite for native desert trees are endangering the health of Sonoran ecosystems, a new study found. By damaging cactuses and other vegetation, the burros also put themselves at risk, ...

It is illegal to cut down a saguaro. You know that. It is also illegal to dig one up from public land and transplant it without a permit. There are exceptions that you can find in the Arizona Revised ...

PHOENIX — You can leave your mark on Super Bowl LVII thanks to a contest from the Arizona Super Bowl Committee. Fans are being given the opportunity to name the Super Saguaro, a uniquely Arizona ...