A quiet grassland can feel still, but it is never silent. Every leaf, flower, and root releases tiny scent molecules that ...

Recently restored grasslands (top row) are visited mostly by flies and hoverflies that are generalists and thus often carry pollen from one plant to flowers of a different species (from left to right: ...

Learn how planting native grassland plants mimics historical landscapes and stores carbon. Grasslands are a surprising part of the North Carolina Piedmont’s ecological history. Learn how planting ...

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 ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - The Konza Prairie has unlocked some of the hidden secrets of grassland plants thanks to the help of bison, some cattle and K-State researchers. Kansas State University says ...

Nearly a dozen members from the ACCESS Academy contributed to a unique grassland restoration project at the Audubon Delta headquarters Tuesday in Little Rock. ACCESS is a 501c3 nonprofit offering ...

Courtney Flatt, NWPR/EarthFix On a hillside in southeastern Washington, bunch grasses ripple in the wind. A storm is forming off in the distance, and crickets chirp nearby. It’s here where botanist ...

Plants are responding in unexpected ways to increased carbon dioxide in the air, according to a 20-year study. Plants are responding in unexpected ways to increased carbon dioxide in the air, ...

The future landscape of the American Midwest could look a lot like the past—covered in native grasslands rather than agricultural crops. This is not a return to the past, however, but a future that ...

Results from a long-running field experiment suggest that a major group of plants could thrive as the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases. Grasslands in warm and dry climates could ...

Sorry, tropical rain forests. Grasslands have the most plant species—at least when the area studied is smaller than a few parking spaces. In a recent study ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas is losing its wide open spaces, which is causing worry among researchers and ranchers. Kansas’ grassland is shrinking, according to a new study for the Kansas Department of ...