Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that water ...

A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenseless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien species—or "monster plants"—around us show we should never ...

Alien plants and animals cost Europe over $1.5 trillion in the last six decades, according to a new study, indicating the global economic impact of such species could be several times higher than ...

According to a survey, 44 exotic invasive plant species were recorded in five protected forests in Bangladesh. Of them, seven species were found to be harmful, with significant environmental ...

Lifestyle Local news Invasive alien plants threaten Randburg’s natural ecosystem Lantana, Black Wattle, Bugweed, and Pompom Weed, just to name a few, are some of the alien species that threaten ...

Invasive species cost the world at least $423 billion every year as they drive plant and animal extinctions, threaten food security and exacerbate environmental catastrophes across the globe, a ...

About 6% of alien plants; 22% of alien invertebrates; 14% of alien vertebrates; and 11% of alien microbes are known to be invasive, posing major risks to nature and to people.

The cost of eradicating alien plant invaders is expected to double from R8. 6 billion to R17. 15 billion in the next 20 years, says Andrew Wannenburgh, the planning manager of the Working for ...

Himalayan balsam crowds out native plants. Intreegue/Shutterstock Other examples of monster plants in the UK include rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum), an invasive alien plant from southern Europe ...

Often, invasive alien plants grow faster and bigger because they don’t have to compete with their natural enemies from back home.