An aerial drone photo taken on June 14, 2025 shows herdmen driving the livestock on their way to the summer campsite on Ar ...

A new long-term study from Hungary shows that seeding native plants can effectively reduce annual invasive species in ...

NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above some clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall ...

Grassland Bird Species to Know When you think of the historic Great Plains, you probably imagine vast herds of bison grazing ...

Known in China as the "golden coin leopard" due to its distinctive black and gold pattern, the North China leopard has seen ...

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

There is a new wildfire burning in central Oregon Monday. The Alder Springs Fire is estimated at 1,500 acres. The area ...

Crews were making progress on a fire burning in Solano County north of Vacaville Friday that has charred more than 100 acres of grassland.

Standing on the rocky ground for 28 sleepless hours, he took 1,176 photos. “It’s like a meditative state,” he says. “I’m alert to everything. I’m seeing everything.” He selected ...

With distinct alarm calls and yips, black-tailed prairie dogs are a highly social and communicative icon of the Great Plains. A new study published today in Animal Behaviour suggests other species may ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators. The curlews nest in grasslands, where prairie dogs also live. Experts ...

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 ...