New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon ...

Grasslands seem like simple enough habitats. Grassland animals have vast, flat expanses of land on which to roam, feed, sleep and thrive. They don’t need to navigate the extreme altitudes and ...

If you ever have walked across a Nebraska prairie and noticed small dirt mounds dotting the landscape, heads popping from ...

A new study published in the journal Soil Ecology Letters, shows the importance of old termite mounds as habitats for a wide ...

A study found that solar panels boost grassland productivity—with potential benefits for grazers, and for biodiversity—by up ...

So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in North America and one of the heaviest snakes on the ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Several rare Michigan natural habitats require fire not just to thrive, but to survive.

Small bands of Homo sapiens made a few failed forays leaving our home continent before the species finally managed to launch ...

Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with ...

The 23-minute-long film, which not just focuses on the behaviours of and challenges faced by blackbucks, but also offers scattered glimpses of other animals found in this region, including spiny ...

U.S. bison play a vital role in shaping grassland ecosystems by naturally maintaining plant diversity, improving soil health, and supporting wildlife. Their grazing patterns prevent overgrowth ...