CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Visit deserts, rainforests, grasslands, wetlands, and tundra without leaving the National Mall. Biomes: Life in the Balance highlights these ...

A desert biome habitat at the University of Arizona now houses an endangered fish species known as the Sonoyta pupfish. The habitat is located in the university’s Biosphere 2, an earth and ...

Concepts about development of the plant component of New World terrestrial ecosystems through deep time have reached a point where it is possible to consider some subtle and refining details about the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Almost 30 years ago, eight researchers entered a glass-walled recreation of Earth's collective ...

A study conducted by scientists from Swansea University in the UK, working with international collaborators, has explored the gut microbiomes of rodent species living in both urban and rainforest ...

Snakes (Serpentes) live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, which are too cold for these cold-blooded animals. Snakes live in deserts and forests, whether these environments are ...

For every human on Earth, there's estimated to be about 2.5 million ants – or 20 quadrillion in total. A new study published by researchers at both the University of Hong Kong and University of ...

If you asked a random person what insect they imagined was the most populous on the planet, I have to think that ants would come to most people’s minds. And in this case, most people would be onto ...

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