Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

Some of the Southwest’s most iconic desert trees are running for their lives in what could be a grim harbinger for more temperate ecosystems across the West. A study in Functional Ecology offers ...

An ecosystem is a natural environment where everything interacts to support life. Ecosystems are made up of living – or biotic – organisms, like plants and animals;which rely on nonliving – or abiotic ...

From a biological perspective, it is important for scientists and the general public to understand that organisms do interact with their environment; in this sense, it often incorporates the terms ...

To many people, deserts they are often seen as barren, lifeless places – symbols of failure and decline. That perception has led to countless efforts to fix them through tree plantations, irrigation ...

Part of Science Living things and their habitats Year 4 If an ecosystem loses one type of plant or one type of animal this can have a big effect on how the rest of the ecosystem functions. Fran: An ...

Australia is a hub for diverse and stunning deserts. It’s a hotspot for adventure and looks amazing. Australia’s deserts, from the Simpson Desert to the Great Victoria Desert, show off the country’s ...