The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future

The RAF Exhibit Gallery hosts an immersive with mutliple screens showing FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse on April 14, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them.

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