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The Desert Laboratory's Saguaro Research Featured on The Weather Channel

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Saguaros on Tumamoc Hill

The Desert Laboratory's Vertebrate Paleontology Collection

Jan. 26, 2023
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Mammoth Display

Desert Laboratory featured on Field Notes: Gila Monsters on Arizona Illustrated

Sept. 15, 2022
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Saving the West's Most Iconic Cactus from Climate Change

March 11, 2021

A warming world means an invasive grass is threatening the famous saguaro.

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Washington Post article about Saguaro

Study Says Wild Crops Can Bolster Food Access in Arid Climates

Oct. 6, 2020

A recent study from the University of Arizona finds wild desert crops could be the key to sustainable farming in arid conditions.

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Oral History Project Seeks “Tales from Tumamoc”

March 20, 2020

What makes Tumamoc Hill special? UA scholars are asking the question and collecting the answers as part of Cuéntame Más: Tales From Tumamoc, a new oral history project now underway on Tumamoc Hill.

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Researchers Seek to Solve Decades-Long Baja California Peninsula Mystery

Jan. 29, 2020

There’s something weird going on inside the plants and animals that call the Baja California peninsula home.

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Tumamoc Desert Lab revives century-old greenhouse

Sept. 19, 2019

"The relaunching of the greenhouse is about ... the stories, both from the cultural side of what an important cultural landscape human space this is, but then also how much we've learned about the functioning, the dynamics, the ebbs and flows of the desert, over 100 years now," Wilder said.

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Topography Could Save Sensitive Saguaros as Climate Changes

Sept. 10, 2019

By studying nearly five decades of data on more than 5,800 saguaros dotting Tumamoc Hill, researchers found that small variations in the hill’s topography might buffer saguaro populations from the impacts of climate change.

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How Tumamoc Hill balances popularity with preservation

Nov. 11, 2018

Tumamoc Hill is a beloved Tucson landmark with an existential challenge: How to balance its popularity with hikers and its role as a living scientific laboratory.

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