Grasslands go by many different names and are made up of two main types: tropical — also known as savannas — and temperate. The two types appear similar, but have different kinds of soil and are ...

Along with forests, grasslands and wetlands are also being converted to cropland and pasture at an increasing rate around the world—often for livestock farming and the export of agricultural products.

Although you probably see plenty of open land while driving across the Volunteer State, Dr. Dwayne Estes explained it’s not ...

A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.

A new national monitoring program provides, for the first time, area-representative knowledge of semi-natural grasslands in Norway. The results show that this habitat covers a larger area than ...

You might think watching grass grow is boring, but grasslands have a lot to tell us about climate change. While it might take years for forests to respond to climate change, California’s grasslands ...

Roughly 40 percent of Earth’s land surface is covered by grasslands. Grasslands store about one-third of Earth’s terrestrial carbon and act as important carbon sinks. More than one million people take ...