An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps of invasion risk for thousands of alien plant species under current ...

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 ...

Temperature plays the biggest role in where plants can grow. Warmer conditions allow more plants to survive in new places. Other factors like rainfall and soil also matter, but temperature has the ...

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.

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, ...

The invasive water hyacinth has taken over a communal pond in a small village in northern India. All other plants have been pushed out. Invasive species are reshaping ecosystems and local people’s ...

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 ...

The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains all things Science, without the jargon. The frozen Arctic—where trees cannot exist, but lichen thrives— presents one of the most iconic stories ...

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 ...