Its closest ally is found in Africa. The name, 'Dicliptera polymorpha', was given ... The new species thrives on slopes in ...

The park has meadows of naturally short grasses too, and the throngs of creatures visible on those open savannas rival scenes from the most famous African parks. On slightly higher ground ...

The authors argue that this problem is not unique to Africa and could also occur in other areas, such as India and Brazil, with similar grassland ecosystems. Savannas are areas with less than 10% ...

After five failed rainy seasons and the worst drought in 40 years, communities in Northern Kenya – mainly pastoralists – are ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Populations of the black-footed cat, a little-known feline in Southern Africa, have been declining for the last half a million years and exhibit very high degrees of inbreeding. This ...

Grasses are the main plants. The largest grasslands are found in East Africa. Zebras, giraffes, elephants and rhinos all live in grasslands. The tundra is the coldest of all the biomes.

Grasslands are responding to climate change almost in real time, according to new research. Although all ecosystems are affected by a changing climate, the impacts can take a while to appear ...

One can reflect on the hard life of homesteaders who settled here and elsewhere in the sprawling Pawnee National Grassland during the 19th century, only to pack up and leave during the Dust Bowl ...

Grassland ecosystems, like that of the Carrizo Plain National Monument in California, are seeing their biodiversity shift rapidly with changing climate. Although all ecosystems are affected by a ...