Ecosystem responses to global change are often nonlinear. Ecological thresholds are tipping points beyond which small changes ...

The placement of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands could help decrease water stress and increase plant growth by about 20 percent during dry years, a new study has found. In these semi-arid ...

A sweeping look at the vanishing American prairie and two crime novels set in Minnesota are this week’s offerings to our readers.

A groundbreaking discovery on the Falkland Islands unveils a hidden ancient rainforest.

Livelihood diversity wasn't just a feature of ancient African societies; it was key to survival. New research covering millennia of African history reveals that livelihood diversification enabled ...

Snakes (Serpentes) live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, which are too cold for these cold-blooded ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than those growing nearby in open grassland during years of average and above-average rainfall ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than those growing nearby in open grassland during years of average and above-average rainfall ...