The Sonoran Desert toad excretes a neurotoxin that contains DMT, the same psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms and ...

The National Park Service issued a similar warning in 2022 about the deadly risks of licking toxic Sonoran Desert toads ...

TUCSON, Ariz. - Federal officials have concluded that Sonoran desert tortoises native to Arizona have a relatively stable population that doesn’t need protection from environmental threats, but ...

PHOENIX — Poison experts warn the Sonoran Desert toads that come out during the rain in Arizona’s monsoon season can be dangerous for humans and pets. The toads produce a toxin that’s released through ...

PHOENIX — Marilyn Hanson takes a 3-mile walk every day along a river wash and bike path northwest of Tucson. While she walks, she listens for birds and surveys the areas along the path for invasive ...

Biologists with the Arizona Game and Fish Department have released a new study showing feral burros are devastating key plant ...

If you love kimchi and you can’t get enough kombucha, the Sonoran Desert Museum has a class for you. On Saturday, May 16, you can head to the museum for a desert-centric workshop on the bitter, tart ...

Arizona officials are reminding Phoenix-area citizens that kissing frogs should only happen in fairy tales, as some people are reportedly licking toxic toads to get high. Recent unseasonal rainfall in ...

Embers and smoke swirl around a saguaro with one of its arms on fire in a cell phone video captured by a firefighter in the desert northeast of Scottsdale. The nightmarish footage is from May 18, the ...