desert

Art and data converge in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

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“Desert Pulse,” an art installation at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, is a multi-sensory immersion featuring time-lapse imagery of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert – a landscape pulsing with life. Lee Cowan talks with U.K. architects Matt Shaw and Will Trossell, who brought a 3-D LIDAR scanner (a tool used in surveying) to the desert to … Read more

Toucan seen flying around Las Vegas is rescued after surviving in desert for months

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A toucan that has been seen flying around Las Vegas for months has been saved, a bird rescue group said Wednesday. “We’ve all just been so worried about him,” said Skye Marsh, the president and co-founder of the SouthWest Exotic Avian Rescue (SWEAR). “It’s a relief.” “Sam is found!” the group wrote on social media … Read more