Parched corn is a favorite winter food of the Zuni of northern New Mexico. It's to be made only in the winter months as it may adversely affect fresh corn crops in the field if prepared during the growing season.

Petroglyphs are images etched into stone. They’re created by carving away the darker top layer of the rock face to reveal a lighter surface underneath and they can offer clues to centuries of environmental change.

The vampire bat lives in Mexico and Central and South America, but scientists think it might move north into Arizona within the next decade or two with warming temperatures from climate change.

Many would guess a dog has the strongest nose in the animal kingdom, but actually, bears are believed to have the most acute sense of smell.

Scientists have found a novel way to trace the path of mercury in the environment — through dragonflies.

For the first time in the United States, biologists have used a flu vaccine designed specially to protect the endangered California condor.

Hundreds of species of succulent plants are native to the American Southwest. Succulents are any plant with fleshy tissue that’s adapted to store water to use during droughts. All cactus species are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti.

Renewable energy eases the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and cuts CO2 emissions. But the benefits of these advances also come with costs.

Bumble bees are fuzzy, efficient and colorful pollinators. Arizona's mountains are home to a dozen species of bumble bees, out of nearly 50 native to North America and 250 worldwide.

The Hubbell-Joe Navajo rug was woven out of hand-spun wool by the Joe Family in the 1930s. It was displayed at their Winslow trading outpost to attract tourists during the Depression. At 21 by 33 feet, it was the world’s largest Navajo rug.