Alien species, such as the lionfish, can cause immense damage in new habitats (Picture: Getty) Invasive alien species cost the planet £335 billion in 2019 and are an ‘underappreciated, underestimated ...

Over 100 new species that look like they're from another planet have been found living on underwater mountains off the coast of Chile. A team of scientists from around the world visited these ...

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 – ...

They may be most famous for inspiring the animated character SpongeBob SquarePants, who lives in a pineapple under the sea. But scientists have now discovered 12 new species of weird and wonderful sea ...

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 ...

Alien lifeforms are likely to have evolved their own unique ways of communicating, so how might humanity communicate with them if ever make contact? "We know where to look. We know how to look." ...

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

Scientists believe they have discovered the strongest signs yet of alien life on a distant ocean-covered planet far beyond our solar system. The possible landmark discovery was made by scientists ...

News recently broke that scientists discovered an alien planet that had the highest ever chances of human life, and it's only 124 light years away. While that may be out of reach for humans now, the ...

All life on Earth is related. We are all descended from the first single-celled organisms that formed on the planet eons ago. Over the course of billions of years, evolution split life off into ...