Grasslands account for roughly 40% of terrestrial ecosystems and are paramount to global food security. Wild grasslands provide food for livestock and habitat for pollinators and act as a carbon sink ...

Tropical moist forests account for 70% of global living biomass. Deforestation and degradation—that is, the partial damage to tree stands—as well as the subsequent regeneration of forests therefore ...

Abstract: Climate change is of great significance to vegetation coverage. However, the long time series of climatic factors and vegetation index are nonstationary and nonlinear, containing different ...

New research shows extreme drought weakened the Amazon's natural ability to remove isoprene from the air, creating a hidden ...

Coastal ecology encompasses complex and dynamic ecosystems such as estuaries, wetlands, and mangroves that provide crucial services including habitat ...

Soil and water ecosystems are undergoing unprecedented transformation driven by accelerating geoenvironmental change. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, ...

Two small, wrinkled lumps of potato were found buried inside a ceramic jar on the floor of an ancient storage room on the ...

Indigenous Protected Areas are a homegrown but relatively unheard-of conservation model, making waves in Australia and around ...

The Tibetan Plateau is often referred to as the ‘water tower of Asia’. It stores and regulates water that supplies almost two billion people with fresh water. Its numerous lakes respond sensitively to ...

A pioneering climate scientist is challenging a U.S. government report that cited his research while reaching what he says is the exact opposite conclusion. Benjamin Santer and his colleagues say ...

Dangerous, record-breaking heat could thwart 4 July plans across much of the north-east US this weekend, reports the Associated Press.

By Gloria Dickie New England’s winters have long been a punishing force. Forests fade in and out of deep freezes. Animals pile on fat for warmth in anticipation of the harsh weather to come. Others ...