The lack of a standardised method to explicitly link water benefits to invasive alien plant removal left a significant opportunity untapped, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, ...

A plant that lived 47 million years ago in what is now Utah is like nothing that lives on planet Earth today. The discovery of new fossils reveals that a species first found in 1969 is not a member of ...

Randburg, known for its thriving gardens and natural beauty, faces a growing environmental threat from alien invasive plant species. These non-native plants may appear harmless initially but wreak ...

Managing alien species in a large protected area such as the Kruger National Park is “daunting”, with one to two new invasive or naturalised species having been recorded annually since 2000, according ...

Newly discovered fossils matched up with a mysterious “alien plant” species found in 1969 and brought it to clearer life. It’s even stranger than scientists initially thought it was. Researchers first ...

Scientists have discovered a unique fossil that does not match any known species of flowering plants, an advance that sheds more light on the planet’s ancient diversity. Researchers first spotted the ...

The plant was entirely unique, with features no modern plant shares, making it an outsider in the fossil record A MIND-boggling discovery has left scientists even more puzzled about one of the most ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Researchers first spotted the fossilised leaves of the ...