The return of the bison means the return of the prairie, one of the three great grassland ecosystems on the planet.

Ecosystem engineers are plants or animals that create, modify or maintain habitats. As Joshua Larsen, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham, explains, beavers are a perfect example of ...

The discovery sheds new light on the relationship between the seafloor and underground ecosystems, the researchers said. It suggests that larvae from the animals on the seafloor may settle into ...

Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.

By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.

"It's interesting to see how a social behavior of these animals can transfer nutrients to a new ecosystem that is very nutrient poor," said Cliff Bueno de Mesquita, the paper's co-first author and ...

World Animal Day aims to raise awareness about animal welfare and promote better animal treatment globally. Read on to learn ...