A "strange" prehistoric plant species is the lone representative of a mysterious group of organisms that no longer exists, scientists have discovered. The first evidence of the species—in the form of ...

The ability of alien plant species to invade a region depends not only on attributes of the plant, but on characteristics of the habitat being invaded. Here, we examine characteristics that may ...

A new report presents major findings on the gravity of impacts from invasive alien species on our planet. A new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) ...

More than 2,500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there. Norway is one of the areas that is particularly at risk. Insects are often seen ...

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Alanna Rebelo receives funding from the South African Water Research Commission. This work was funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA) as part of the SEBEI (Socio-Economic Benefits ...

Humans have cultivated plants outside their native ranges for thousands of years. But as the world became increasingly interconnected over the past five hundred years, the scale of cultivation of ...