This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous ...

KS2 Geography. Biomes. A short video for pupils aged 7 to 11 investigating two of Earth's major biomes - savannahs and ...

The Permian-Triassic extinction, also known as the Great Dying, was the most devastating event in Earth’s history. 96% of ...

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 ...

The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.

Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.

There is a link between climate, vegetation and biomes. Tropical hot wet climates are found close to the Equator where the energy from the Sun is more concentrated. The tropical rainforests of the ...