A recent study published in NeoBiota indicates that thousands of non-native plant species could now find suitable conditions ...

Researchers have catalogued which alien plants may pose a threat to plants in the Arctic. The post Study warns thousands of ...

Many non-native plants could survive in the Arctic, as rising temperatures and human activity make it easier for invasive plants to arrive.

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains how the Arctic is at the risk of an invasion of non-native ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are approximately 27 000 indigenous species in South Africa and 9 000 foreign plant species that have been introduced over the past few centuries. Of these 9 000 exotic or alien introductions, ...

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.

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.

Thousands of alien species could invade the Arctic, warns a new study. Warmer temperatures and more tourists make it easier for non-native plants and animals to get a foothold in far northerly ...