The forests constitute a wide range of landscapes with different, often unique, needs for protection, restoration and management.

Districts like Monaragala and Anuradhapura are particularly at risk, with burn probabilities rising sharply compared with baseline climate conditions. Savanna grasslands like Nilgala in Uva ...

Drought hit coffee farmers in Brazil hard last year, drying up trees and driving global prices to record highs. But Rodrigo ...

Take a leisurely drive along U.S. Highway 6, following the Eagle River from Edwards to Eagle, and you’re likely to spot a famous, medium-sized, multi-colored raptor scanning the surrounding shrublands ...

According to genomic analyses, the Takarkori rock shelter women came from a unique North African lineage that diverged from ...

One impact of climate change is increased tropical storms. The southeast of Africa experiences tropical cyclones - for ...

Reptiles in open habitats evolved brighter colors over time. This helped them reflect sunlight and survive climate change.

About 7,000 years ago, in the Sahara, two women were buried in a rock shelter in what is now southwestern Libya. At the time, ...

A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the ...

One of the most arid and inhospitable places on the planet was, in the past, a green paradise with lakes and rivers. Climate ...

In a worst-case climate change scenario ... Drylands, or areas with limited water and soil moisture like grasslands, savannas and some forests, are at the greatest risk for desertification.

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...