New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

Many mountain ranges contain semi-natural habitats that have been little human interference. They are home to many animal and plant species, some of them endemic and highly specialized. Mountains have ...

Europe-wide awareness campaign calls on companies and the public to prevent spread of harmful non-native plants and animals Invasive alien plants and animals threaten other wildlife and cost Europe’s ...

Many studies have indicated that wild animals can harbor dangerous zoonoses. In addition, European wild plants and many house and garden plants contain chemicals that can be toxic to animals. However, ...

Invasive alien species are the subset of alien species that become established and spread, causing negative impacts on nature and often also on people. About six percent of alien plants; 22 percent of ...

Clearing water-guzzling and soil-damaging alien invasive plants costs South Africa several hundred million rands every year.

In a recent article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Qianshi Lin from the University of British Columbia in Canada and colleagues report finding a new lineage of ...

Naturalized alien plants are causing a worldwide decline in the uniqueness of regional floras, according to the results of a global research project. When alien plants integrate into an existing ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.