Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these ...

As urbanization continues to reshape landscapes, wildlife is adapting to thrive in human-dominated environments. This ...

Locals call the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve “UC Merced’s backyard,” and it’s a backyard unlike any other.

The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large ...

"Just as blue sunlight scatters in the Earth's atmosphere and makes the sun look slightly less blue, light from a strong blue ...

Merced’s Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve has over 6,000 vernal pools. It is now used as a place for preservation, ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the agency that brought the continent's largest cervid to North Park in 1978, insists it has ...

Elephants play a crucial role in Indian culture and in ecosystems throughout the country. The animals help control grassland ...

The dire wolf’s story is more than a prehistoric footnote—it’s a window into evolution, extinction, and how ecosystems respond to massive changes.

Bees and birds are thriving in native grasses and wildflowers recently introduced among grave plots along Green-Wood’s ...

From the lush forests of the south to the grasslands of the northeast, these fun elephant hangouts are worth bumping to the ...