By Shreya Dasgupta A new global data set makes it possible to track near-real-time changes in several types of vegetation ...

But they are vibrant ecosystems, and some, like the African savanna, are home to the animal kingdom's most recognizable fauna.

If you ever manage to tick the Route 66 road trip off your bucket list you’ll almost definitely find yourself driving through thousands of miles of temperate grasslands, or ‘prairies’ as ...