More than 2,500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there. Norway is one of the areas that is particularly at risk.

More than 2500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there. Norway ...

Species that are not native to an area can displace species that already live there. The Intergovernmental Panel on Nature ( IPBES) considers this to ...

Many non-native plants could survive in the Arctic, as rising temperatures and human activity make it easier for invasive plants to arrive.

Green plants evolved under a yellow star. Change the star, and biology adapts. This video explains why plants on certain exoplanets would reflect red light instead. The result looks strange, but the ...

My fellow columnist, word lover and former reference librarian is at it again. This week she sent me list of paraprosdokians ...

What would really happen if aliens discovered Earth? Some scientists, including Stephen Hawking, warned that first contact ...

Charley Taviner, five, was following a crab when he found what he thought was a huge lump of seaweed. But it turned out to be Aplysia depilans - or the "Mediterranean sea hare" - a species rarely seen ...

Over the last half-century, movie masterpieces like The Thing and Do the Right Thing have utilized their well-deserved ...

A young rock-pooler discovered a rare 'alien-like' winged creature washed up on a UK beach. Charley Taviner, five, was ...

The alien-like creature is known as Aplysia depilans, or the 'Mediterranean sea hare', a species rarely seen in the UK.

A young rock-pooler discovered a rare ‘alien-like’ winged creature washed up on a UK beach. Charley Taviner, five, was ...