Around 3 a.m. last Wednesday, scientist Ben Wilder watched dozens of saguaros near Pima Canyon explode into flames as he stood in the Catalina Foothills. He had seen flames from the Bighorn Fire ...

TUCSON — In the Santa Catalina Mountains of the Coronado National Forest, buffelgrass has taken over, occupying thousands of acres of wildlands with what can quickly become fuel for wildfires. Land ...

The University of Arizona women’s basketball team (11-13, 2-11 in Big 12) fell to the University of Cincinnati (9-16, 4-9 in Big 12) 77-61 on Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the Fifth Third Arena. Key players ...

Residents in Southern Arizona have sounded an alarm to raise awareness about an invasive grass taking over their area, KGUN reported. The highly invasive buffelgrass has pushed out iconic local ...

University of Arizona researchers are preparing their first concerted attack against buffelgrass, an invading species that threatens to forever change this part of the Sonoran Desert. The ...

Picture a sunset in which a “forest” of that Sonoran Desert icon the saguaro cactus is silhouetted against the skyline. Now picture that sunset minus the saguaros and you will have an idea why ...

A new grant has given UA researchers the funds necessary to investigate the ecological effects of local invasive grasses. Processes and Patterns in the North American Monsoon Macrosystem is a $2.9 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Buffelgrass is an invasive plant species in southern Arizona that can make it easy for wildfires to start and spread in our region. According to Saguaro National Park, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

At 7:15 a.m. on a Saturday in late October, the only people out and about are dog-walkers, mailmen and people on their morning drives to retail jobs. But also hard at work in a South Tucson wash is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUCSON — In the Santa Catalina Mountains of the Coronado National Forest, buffelgrass has taken over, occupying thousands of acres ...