The end of 2024 marks the 24th year of the southwestern United States’s “megadrought”—a type of drought that often last ...

This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous ...

This map from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows the shrinking range of the North American grassland biome. Thanks to agricultural conversion, invasive species, and climate change, grasslands ...

The Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero received a bonded pair of hyacinth macaws for its new Cerrado Aviaries Exhibit opening on Jan. 18, 2025. The bright blue parrots, which are the largest species of ...

Some of the world’s main biomes include rainforest, desert, savannah, grassland, woodland and tundra. Each biome has characteristics that make it unique, for example Alaska is a type of tundra.

Colorado State University researchers have identified priority areas for the conservation of the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States, extending from Montana to Texas and New Mexico to ...

Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a new paper in the journal Nature led by faculty at Colorado State University. The findings show that ...

Droughts in certain biomes — or geographic areas of certain ... not as severe on vegetation as the ones that occurred in grasslands. For example, one of the longest-lasting meteorological ...