Invasive alien species are one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss, and pose a serious threat to ecosystems, food security and livelihoods around the world, a team of international researchers ...

A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenceless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien species – or “monster plants” – around us show we should never ...

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

Even environmentally conscious hikers are neglecting to clean their boots before heading for the mountains and thus may be introducing alien plants to the environment, according to a survey. “Visitors ...

The spread of species beyond their native habitat is a human-made environmental change on a global scale. Among vascular plants, over 16,000 species have now permanently settled in foreign countries.

National Biodiversity Authority former chairman V.B. Mathur has said: ‘Water hyacinth, an alien invasive species, has become a major problem in the majority of water bodies in and around Kolkata’ ...

Black Locust is removed by JCPZ staff. The removed alien plants are stacked, chipped and deposited at the garden disposal sites. Photo: Supplied Residents are encouraged to heed the call by ...

Alien life could take many different forms, but one possibility is captivating scientists: alien "plants". What would they look like? And how could we find them? On the Orion arm of the Milky Way ...

The beauty of the pink and purple carpets of digitalis flowers increasingly seen on hillsides in Japan conceals a potential menace to ecosystems and even human health. The flowers, which blossom in ...