Reed, an invasive alien plant that is abundant on the banks of many rivers, ponds and canals, can encourage the growth of ...

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Over hundreds of thousands of years, humans somehow evolved a type of intelligence found nowhere else in the animal kingdom, at least on Earth. According to the most famous theory describing the ...

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For a majority of its history, the Arctic has served as a natural ecological barrier. The region’s extreme cold, brief growing seasons, and isolation have prevented most plant species from surviving ...

Species that are not native to an area can displace species that already live there. The Intergovernmental Panel on Nature (IPBES) considers this to be one of the greatest threats to species diversity ...

Invasive species don’t need to arrive in huge numbers to cause trouble. Sometimes all it takes is one hardy newcomer that finds the right conditions, spreads quietly, and starts squeezing out native ...