During rare desert rainfalls, cacti waste no time sopping up and storing a storm's precious precipitation. Inspired by this natural phenomenon, scientists report in a study appearing ACS Macro Letters ...

Christmas cacti may drop their leaves when they're stressed by their environment. Overwatering is the most common cause of leaf drop in these plants. Underwatering, too much sun, extreme temperatures, ...

I love obscure books on cactus by really knowledgeable authors. One penned in 1994 by Park S. Nobel, Professor of Biology at UCLA calls me back time and again. What I learned the other day from ...