Alien species are taking over nature. Rogue rats are running amok on remote islands, predatory crayfish are cruising English rivers, Japanese knotweed is strangling South Wales, water hyacinth is ...

Rats are among the alien species which have caused global extinctions. Pictured: Rats eat grains of puffed rice in Allahabad on July 28, 2015. Getty Images/Sanjay Kanojia Maybe it's a good thing we ...

The steady rise in alien invasions is troubling scientists, who are concerned about the innocent Earth creatures that could be threatened. A group of researchers reported that the number of invasive ...

A 'biological invasion' of alien species is threatening life on Earth – with risks to human health, crops, and infrastructure, a new report finds. Around 37,000 alien species have entered new areas – ...

About 2,500 new alien plant and animal species including the raccoon and American lobster, could arrive in Europe by 2050, a new study predicts. University College London experts believe the number of ...

Claims that the Nazca mummies represent a new alien species originate from a self-published paper by a retired paleontologist ...

The human population is growing rapidly and making increasing demands on the planet for food, water and natural resources. As a result, environments worldwide are being converted to agricultural and ...

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The Asian hornet is but one of many invasive “alien” species which appear on Britain’s doorstep. There are believed to be 2,000-plus non-native species of animals and plants that have found their way ...

ALIEN plant and animal invaders in Scotland are to be targeted by ministers. The Scottish Executive will be one of the bodies represented on a UK group with the task of advising on the the best way of ...

Pockets of land and water that are free from ‘alien’ species are few and far between, finds Rachel Nuwer. Yet could we reverse the tide of these pests? When Piero Genovesi received my email, his ...