The portunid crab is native to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, but now it’s being found in the Mediterranean. Here's why ...

Thousands of alien species could invade the Arctic, warns a new study. Warmer temperatures and more tourists make it easier for non-native plants and animals to get a foothold in far northerly ...

Some animals are so unusual that they barely look real, and transparent creatures are among the strangest of them all. These ...

An invasive species also called as introduced species, alien species or exotic species is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. They adversely ...

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps ...

An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species. The extent of declines varies across species and regions. Insects are often ...

Invasive alien species like lantana camara, prosopis juliflora and water hyacinth have caused mass degradation of native ecosystems covering around 60 per cent of the natural habitats ...

In recent years, a surprisingly large number of alien species have managed to flourish in Svalbard. In 2024, common meadow rue, Thalictrum flavum ,was identified for the first time in Svalbard, in ...