But beyond the memes, viscachas are interesting creatures with unique adaptations and a crucial role in their ecosystem ... to the drier grasslands they call home. Despite their rugged habitats, ...

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 ...

When you picture Colorado, you likely imagine majestic, towering mountains. Although the mountains are abundant, a large portion of Colorado’s land is high plains. Expanses of prairie grasslands take ...

The Victorian landscape was once cloaked in these vibrant habitats. There are precious few left, but work has begun to ...

Bengaluru is home to special plants and animals that live nowhere else. These rare species need care and protection to keep ...

A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change. How America’s Prairie Was Nearly Destroyed — And Why It Should Be Restored originally ...

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

“The results of the environmental and ecological protection efforts over the years have been very evident. Nowadays, we often ...

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

Winding through thick forests, hiking up desert trails, or simply pulling over at a scenic lookout, one can never get far ...

This is crucial not only for the bats themselves but for preserving their link in keeping the ecosystem healthy as pollinators, says Jeremiah H. Leibowitz, executive director at Cuenca Los Ojos, a ...