Savannas are areas of open grassland with dispersed trees. Learn all about the savanna biome, including wildlife, climate, vegetation, and more.

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore ...

The tropical rainforest biome in Costa Rica is under threat from climate change. The effects of this change are already being felt by the plants, animals, and people that depend on the forest.

1: Desert biome climates are extremely dry, with little rainfall due to their latitudes on earth. 2: They can be extremely hot and very cold. 3: Many plants and animals have special adaptations to ...

Climate change has had a far-reaching impact on the environment, from increased pathogens found in polar bears to higher levels of seafood contamination. Though its effects are overwhelmingly ...

The two biggest deserts on Earth are located in the last two places you'd think to look: the poles. At approximately 5.5 million square miles, the Antarctic Polar Desert, which encompasses the ...

From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three ...

A rare deluge of rain has created new lakes in the rolling sand dunes of parts of the Sahara, one of the driest places on Earth.

From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three ...