The survival of eight endangered and threatened species, including four kinds of endemic fish, is in doubt in Arizona, as…
Crop wild relatives—the wild progenitors and closely related species to cultivated plants—have provided many important agronomic and nutritional traits for…
In the face of unprecedented climatic disasters, social conflict, and political uncertainty, integrating in situ and ex situ strategies may…
Construction is underway on a 30-foot-high steel wall along Arizona’s southern border in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. As several…
Building resilience in renewable energy and food production is a fundamental challenge in today’s changing world, especially in regions susceptible…
Americans now spend a stunning 90 percent of their time indoors. Our sedentary, screen-addicted lifestyles have been blamed for a…
Scientists working on the US-Mexico border face unique challenges when trying to study borderlands ecosystems, from outright harassment by Border…
When President Trump initiated his trade tariff wars with China a year ago, economists warned that it could precipitate the…
Arizonans were caught off guard when they heard that the Santa Cruz National Heritage Area had recently been designated by…
The trade in spices goes back to ancient times: from the Frankincense trails that originated in the Dhofar Highlands in…