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 – ...

Standford scientists have warned that an 'alien invasion' is underway in the U.S. that could leave a path of destruction across the nation. The team identified 70 alien earthworm species imported from ...

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 ...

British windsurfers, sailors and rowers have been helping in the fight against invasive species – showing big sporting events like the Olympics can leave a legacy of biodiversity. Pumping the sail to ...

Invasive alien species are travelling around the world at “unprecedented rates” because of humans, threatening native plants and animals with extinction while damaging human health and livelihoods, ...

Domestic cats have been labelled as an "invasive alien species" by a Polish scientific institute. It refers to the growing scientific consensus that domestic cats cause damage to birds and other ...

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Alien: Earth season 1.Alien: Earth centers around five alien lifeforms that crash-landed on Earth, and we have a wealth of information about the new creepy ...

Alien species are in our galaxy - and could tell us how long we'll last, according to scientists. Writing inThe Astrophysical Journal, researchers looked into the likely number of Communicating ...

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 ...

Invasive animal species - such as the American mink - are a threat to protected areas, researchers have said (Professor Tim Blackburn / UCL) Most of the world’s protected areas are under threat from ...