Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene. Although this arid landscape has sparse vegetation, my scene needed two ...

Even cacti need water occasionally. Here's when you should give them a drink.

A close-up of Opuntia, commonly known as prickly pear cactus. A couple of years ago, if someone mentioned "cactus water", you'd probably picture it as something you'd reluctantly consume as a last ...

A cactus may be a humble member of the Cactaceae plant family, but the plant is a wonder when it comes to skincare. And, not many people know about its beauty benefits. The plant is known to store ...

U.S. Department of Energy has awarded University of Nevada, Reno a $9 million grant to study cactus pear as a climate resilient biomass biofuel feedstock.

Bobcats can do a lot of things: swim and climb trees, live to be 12 years old and have home ranges spanning up to 20 square miles. They can also climb a giant, prickly cactus without thinking twice. A ...

The Washington State Legislature started the session with a prickly subject. “Sometimes folks think Olympia is all about the ...

It began innocently enough. While trail running at the El Modena Open Space in Orange a few years ago, I lost my balance and threw out my arms for stability. That’s when I backhanded a coastal prickly ...