- Danish grasslands are behaving strangely and researchers don't know why https://phys.org/news/2024-02-danish-grasslands-strangely-dont.html#! 17 comments environment
- American bison reintroduced to northern Mexico helping to fight climate change: The largest land mammal in America is rehabilitating a vast grassland in Coahuila, benefiting hundreds of species in a reserve that can theoretically store 6.3 million tons of carbon in its soil https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-06-27/american-bison-reintroduced-to-northern-mexico-helping-to-fight-climate-change.html 4 comments environment
- Horses! New phylogenetic and climate analysis suggests earliest ancestor of modern horses originated in Idaho about 4 million years ago, coinciding with expanding grasslands there https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/comprehensive-data-set-sorts-out-horse-taxonomy-and-evolution 8 comments science
- One in six birds has quietly vanished across Europe since the 1980s, a new study has concluded. This amounts to a staggering loss of up to 620 million individual birds in the last 40 years. Most of the declines have occurred in species associated with agricultural and grassland environments. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.8282 14 comments science
- Fires have laid waste to around 150,000 hectares (579 square miles)of forests and grasslands so far this year in the Bolivian lowlands with firefighters battling scattered blazes since last week in eastern Santa Cruz https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/forest-fires-ravage-thousands-hectares-land-bolivia-2021-08-12/ 3 comments worldnews
- A dry California creek bed looked like a wildfire risk. Then the beavers went to work — “It went from dry grassland. .. to totally revegetated, trees popping up, willows, wetland plants of all types, … about 60 acres of floodplain,” [Doty Ravine Preserve, 40 mi N of Sacramento] https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article252187473.html 4 comments nature
- A dry California creek bed looked like a wildfire risk. Then the beavers went to work — “It went from dry grassland. .. to totally revegetated, trees popping up, willows, wetland plants of all types, … about 60 acres of floodplain,” [Doty Ravine Preserve, 40 mi N of Sacramento] https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article252187473.html 5 comments environment
- Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah – study: Climate crisis and logging is leading to shift from canopy rainforest to open grassland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/05/amazon-near-tipping-point-of-switching-from-rainforest-to-savannah-study 140 comments worldnews
- Trump Administration OKs Drilling in California’s Largest Grassland https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-administration-oks-drilling-in-californias-largest-grassland/ 23 comments politics
- New study of 290 sites over 10 years in Germany suggests that the number of insect species declines by 34% and that declines were more severe in grassland sites surrounded by farmland https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03241-9 7 comments science
- 'Alarming' loss of insects and spiders recorded - Insects and spiders are declining in forests and grasslands across Germany, according to new research. Scientists have described the findings as "alarming", saying the losses are driven by intensive agriculture. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50226367 6 comments worldnews
- 'Alarming' loss of insects and spiders recorded - Insects and spiders are declining in forests and grasslands across Germany, according to new research. Scientists have described the findings as "alarming", saying the losses are driven by intensive agriculture. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50226367 4 comments europe
- 'Alarming' loss of insects and spiders recorded in forests and grasslands across Germany https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50226367 182 comments europe
- Apple is working to restore African grasslands to curb climate change and save elephants: “By restoring tens of thousands of hectares in the Chyulu Hills, we can remove carbon from the air, protect a critical wildlife corridor for elephants, and support the livelihoods of the Maasai people.” https://www.fastcompany.com/90408802/apple-is-paying-to-restore-african-grasslands-to-curb-climate-change-and-save-the-elephants 23 comments technology
- Apple is working to restore African grasslands to curb climate change and save elephants: “By restoring tens of thousands of hectares in the Chyulu Hills, we can remove carbon from the air, protect a critical wildlife corridor for elephants, and support the livelihoods of the Maasai people.” https://www.fastcompany.com/90408802/apple-is-paying-to-restore-african-grasslands-to-curb-climate-change-and-save-the-elephants 37 comments apple
- Apple is working to restore African grasslands to curb climate change and save elephants: “By restoring tens of thousands of hectares in the Chyulu Hills, we can remove carbon from the air, protect a critical wildlife corridor for elephants, and support the livelihoods of the Maasai people.” https://www.fastcompany.com/90408802/apple-is-paying-to-restore-african-grasslands-to-curb-climate-change-and-save-the-elephants? 4 comments worldnews
- Apple is working to restore African grasslands to curb climate change (and save the elephants) https://www.fastcompany.com/90408802/apple-is-paying-to-restore-african-grasslands-to-curb-climate-change-and-save-the-elephants 46 comments apple
- Grasslands have sustained humanity and thousands of other species for eons, and also can hold up to 30% of the world's carbon, making them critical allies in the fight against climate change. Climate change is causing grasslands to shift beneath our feet, putting these benefits at risk. https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2019/global-change-is-triggering-an-identity-switch-in-grasslands/ 7 comments science
- No more forest fires in California in 2070! Professor of Columbia University and researcher on wildfires: In 2070 “there will be no more Californian forest left to burn. Fires will have finished clearing all of California’s woods. It will be scrubs, grassland and desert." (under RCP 8.5 scenario) https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/climate-change-500-percent-increase-california-wildfires/594016/ 17 comments worldnews
- Too many sheep in Wales to aim for net zero emissions, UK Climate Change Committee says - Reduction in beef and lamb pasture could release millions of hectares of grassland which could be replanted with forest to soak up CO2 https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/wales-sheep-climate-change-report-net-zero-sheep-emissions-a8892701.html 167 comments worldnews
- Grassland: A (politically) Stateless, Incentivised, Indelible, Public Record of Human Activities https://www.grassland.network/ 15 comments computervision
- Archaeologists find 300,000-year-old stone tools in Saudi Arabia, which at the time was a grassland dotted with lakes. Findings will help anthropologists better understand the role of environment—and the ability to adapt to challenging new landscapes—in shaping human evolution and global expansion. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/archaeologists-find-300000-year-old-stone-tools-in-saudi-arabia/ 10 comments science
- What is the rate of soil development in a grassland vs a forest in the same climate? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/9lvkgg/what_is_the_rate_of_soil_development_in_a/ 12 comments askscience
- If nations fail to rein in their greenhouse gas emissions, nearly every terrestrial ecosystem on the planet — from forests to grasslands to marshland —will undergo “major transformations” that will completely change the world’s biomes, warn a team of 42 scientists from around the globe https://e360.yale.edu/digest/nearly-every-ecosystem-on-the-planet-will-be-transformed-by-climate-change?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+yaleenvironment360+%28yale+environment+360%29 55 comments science
- Without dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, most of the planet’s land-based ecosystems—from its forests and grasslands to the deserts and tundra—are at high risk of “major transformation” due to climate change, according to a new study from an international research team. https://news.umich.edu/most-land-based-ecosystems-worldwide-risk-major-transformation-due-to-climate-change/ 15 comments science
- Ghost peppers are saving U.S. grasslands—by scaring off hungry mice http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/ghost-peppers-are-saving-us-grasslands-scaring-hungry-mice 343 comments science
- China’s plan to use solar power to melt permafrost to turn a Tibetan grassland into an artificial forest on the roof of the world: Scientists question the value and environmental impact of the expensive project, which is of special interest to the Chinese president. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2120477/chinas-plan-use-solar-power-melt-permafrost-turn-tibetan 9 comments worldnews
- China to turn 800,000 hectares of marginal farmland into forests or grassland http://www.ecns.cn/business/2017/03-05/247949.shtml 147 comments worldnews
- Using computer models and other data, researchers find links to shifts in rainfall patterns that turned the grasslands of the Sahara into a desert. The findings could lead to better rainfall predictions worldwide. http://today.tamu.edu/2016/11/29/6000-years-ago-the-sahara-desert-was-tropical-so-what-happened/ 3 comments science
- Loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos can allow woody plants and non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach on grasslands in African national parks, according to a new study. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160912084626.htm 3 comments science
- Climate change causing forest in parts of Tibet to expand, taking over grasslands http://blogs.ucdavis.edu/egghead/2016/09/07/climate-change-spurs-forest-growth-in-tibet/ 8 comments science
- Science AMA Series: I’m Claire Horrocks, a Soil Scientist! Soil matters. Fact! Poor land management can damage soils. I‘m working in Colombia and Kenya to develop methods to assess and improve soil health under tropical grasslands. AMA! https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/4vm75y/science_ama_series_im_claire_horrocks_a_soil/ 458 comments science
- As the spawning season starts in May or June, most bears stay close to the spawning rivers. After bears eat enough fish, they move to the berry patches or grasslands, ready to come back to the rivers later. This way, bear diet becomes nutritious and varied http://www.newsflare.com/video/67671/weather-nature/brown-bears-are-very-good-fishers 4 comments science
- In order to remain sustainable with our growing population we need to add four times the amount of phosphorus into grasslands than there already is. Most grasslands around the world have more phosphorus being removed than added to it – a precursor to infertile lands, where no arable crops can grow. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/grasslands-need-four-times-more-phosphorus-by-2050-if-booming-global-population-be-fed-1544200 86 comments science
- Crippling drought in California has reduced the number of native wildflowers in the state’s grassland, potentially foreshadowing how climate change may affect plant life worldwide in the coming decades http://time.com/3931299/california-wildflowers-drought/ 33 comments science
- World’s Park Rangers Murdered in Widespread "Bush War" – War underway in forests, grasslands & mountains – rangers against poachers. If rangers win, tigers, elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos & orangutans will survive. If the poachers win, these key mammals, many other species & the rangers won't. http://ens-newswire.com/2014/07/31/worlds-park-rangers-murdered-in-widespread-bush-war/ 309 comments worldnews
- There is just one thing that humans can do to reverse the desertification of grasslands and reverse climate change - Fantastic TED talk by biologist Allan Savory http://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change 3 comments science
- Grasslands (oc) http://media.tumblr.com/acbad4ecd033afece9dc2ef016839154/tumblr_inline_mx7uzg0IZg1s8rsee.gif 9 comments blender
- A Chinese space capsule with three astronauts safely landed Wednesday on the country's northern grasslands after a 15-day trip to a prototype space station http://bigstory.ap.org/article/space-capsule-returns-mission-chinese-lab 4 comments space
- Horse origins mystery 'solved' - The horse was first domesticated 6,000 years ago on the grasslands of the Ukraine, southwest Russia and west Kazakhstan, genetic evidence suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17943974 4 comments science
