With the Spring to Life update, Mojang has added tons of new content in Minecraft. From new mob variants to pretty blocks like Leaf Litter, there’s plenty of content to keep players busy. One of the ...

Last May I went to Knowles Canyon Overlook Campground to enjoy magnificent scenery. Quite unexpectedly, I stumbled across small beetles in cactus blooms and an unexpected ecological interaction. As ...

Cacti have been appearing everywhere lately, and we aren't complaining. The prickly plants are dominating home decor, adorning iPhone cases, and appearing in all our friends' homes. Considering the ...

"Good girls go to heaven; bad girls go everywhere." Mae West's words came to mind while reading an academic paper on cactus flowers which described them as "promiscuous" blooms. Perhaps cactus flowers ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Most scientists today agree that North America has four distinct desert regions: the Great Basin, ...

The starfish flower cactus is startling to behold and smell. The cactus has light yellow blooms with red squiggly lines all over. The blooms are almost a foot across, so big that they just about ...