Moisture content, organic matter, and the color of soil varies across the United States, researchers reveal. In celebration of the International Year of Soil 2015 (IYS), the Soil Science Society of ...

Peer-reviewed research on Brazil’s Cerrado biome is sharpening the picture of where some of the region’s most carbon-dense soils are found. A study published in the Journal of South American Earth ...

This year, roughly a quarter of the vast Pantanal wetland in Brazil, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, has burned in wildfires worsened by climate change. What happens to a rich and unique ...

The world's largest tropical wetland is under threat, with scientists warning that devastating wildfires and a proposed commercial waterway could spell the "end of an entire biome". "Nowhere else will ...

GM has just announced its support for a pioneering conservation project of the Pantanal biome in Brazil, considered the largest wetland in the world, as part of its policy of social responsibility and ...

What’s It Like? Kids can explore three different wetland habitats — freshwater marsh, saltwater marsh, and mangrove swamp. They have tasks in each habitat, or “biodome,” such as identifying consumers, ...

A coalition of more than 40 scientists is warning that a proposal to create a new artificial shipping channel through South America's Pantanal wetlands could lead to the "end of an entire biome." The ...

A bill loosening restrictions on cattle ranching in the Pantanal wetland has been approved by the Mato Grosso’s state legislature, prompting concerns it could lead to the loss of thousands of hectares ...

This year, roughly a quarter of the vast Pantanal wetland in Brazil, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, has burned in wildfires worsened by climate change. What happens to a rich and unique ...