will make it stand out immediately -- not only its bright hue but the spiky leaves that firmly cement dragon fruits as members of the cactus plant family. But while the pink-skinned types are the most ...

Climate change is pushing people to explore — and in cactuses, discover foods that others have known for ages. A curator at ...

The prickly pear cactus (opuntia engelmannii) is a quintessential desert plant, highly useful to many species including our ...

Fruit flies use vision to head toward interesting things, but also to stay steady during flight. To accomplish this, the eyes need to fixate on the visual background while noticing objects that might ...

North American birders can see multiple types of cardinals! But you'll have to travel to check these birds off your list.

During the heatwave, I spread a layer of mulch over my backyard in preparation for fruit tree planting and by the next day ...

They fly through a mostly barren landscape dotted with a much smaller number of relatively predictable obstacles to find ...

The Prickly Pear Festival celebrates the cactus and all of its incredible and edible parts. The event celebrates its sixth ...

Apple Annie's is an apple picking destination in Willcox, AZ, near the Chiricahua Mountains. The you-pick farm has been a ...

Native prickly pear and lava cactus have a very narrow distribution on the Galápagos, making their recovery vital.