Africa’s vast grasslands are well known for their iconic ... Susanne Vetter out in the field, a grassy biome in the background. Image courtesy of Susanne Vetter. “I believe that pastoralism ...

In South America, they're known as pampas. Central Eurasian grasslands are referred to as steppes, while African grasslands are savannas. What they all have in common are grasses, their naturally ...

Active volcano (Mount Moroto) is in background. Fossil relative of an elephant (Prodeinotherium ... For a long time, researchers have linked the expansion of grasslands in Africa to the evolution of ...

(Artist credit: Corbin Rainbolt) An international team of scientists has documented the earliest evidence for local abundance in eastern Africa of the types of grasses that now dominate grassland and ...

Ambitious tree-planting projects that aim to restore forests in Africa could inadvertently harm grasslands and savannahs by introducing too much shade. This may prevent smaller plants from ...

Sajan Mahajan and his wife, Tina, pass the African Grasslands project with children Avik, 2, and Anya, 5. Changes are still being made to the project, such as nixing the warthogs on the fence ...

For a long time, researchers have linked the expansion of grasslands in Africa to the evolution of numerous human traits, including walking on two legs, using tools and hunting. A decade ago ...