The plants outside your window carry a hidden geography. Many arrived from distant continents. A new global forecast shows that mix is about to shift, in ways few people notice until it takes hold.

Efforts to manage invasive alien plant species in forests could be held back by a continued reliance on chemical methods, according to a new study. Research led by Lizzie Keen, a postgraduate ...

Invasive species are reshaping ecosystems and local people's relationship with nature in the tropics, a study led by Danish researchers Ninad Avinash Mungi and Jens Christian Svenning from Aarhus ...

Efforts to manage invasive alien plant species in forests could be held back by a continued reliance on chemical methods, according to a new study. Research led by Lizzie Keen, a postgraduate ...

In a water-scarce South Africa, alien plants drink up to 6% of our freshwater annually. A new technology now proves the massive water savings from clearing them, potentially turning a costly problem ...

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.

Doing away with alien plants are Lindelani Zuke, Sfundo Shezi, Crispin Hemson, Ashraf Vahed (in front), Ntokozo Bhaca, Zukisani Ntshungula and Pia Kemble. Photo: Supplied A GROUP of public-spirited ...

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