Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth's rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost ...

Forests, grasslands, and other natural areas around the world have access to about a quarter less nitrogen than previously ...

Forests, grasslands, and other natural areas around the world have access to about a quarter less nitrogen than previously estimated, according to a new study published in Nature.

The fossil site, called Lantern North, dates to approximately 320-318 million years ago during the early Pennsylvanian period ...

An international team of researchers led by two Villanova University biologists has found that climate change is dramatically altering terrestrial plant communities and their ecosystems at such a ...

April is Native Plant Month, and home gardeners can do their part to help the ecosystem by including these beneficial plants in ... More than 95% of all terrestrial birds raise their young on ...

The Norian Chinle Formation in the Southwestern United States provides a snapshot into an ancient terrestrial ecosystem with its famous petrified tree trunks and various plant and vertebrate remains.

"Our theory explains biomes based on the new idea that we must consider plants to be smart and strategic," said senior author Lars Hedin, a Princeton professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and ...

Between 80 and 90 percent of water vapor in the atmosphere comes from terrestrial sources, according to the study, which is far higher than previous estimates. “We should focus on plants’ biological ...