Hawaii, in the late 1800s, planted Leucaena trees for fodder and fuelwood, but scientists now say the invasive trees have replaced native habitats that evolved now…

Explore how Leucaena trees, introduced in the 1800s, have become a major invasive species in Hawaii, threatening the unique ...

31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil

A siphonophore—a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war—is scanned using Deep ...

Scientists found mysterious black eggs 20,000 feet underwater; inside was an alien species unknown to science

Scientists have discovered a new species of flatworm, the deepest free-living one ever recorded, in the Pacific Ocean's Kuril ...

Meet the Bengal fox: The native predator of India's grasslands and open landscapes

Across much of the Indian subcontinent, a small fox moves through scrubland, open plains and dry grass country with little ...
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Earth is home to 20 million insect species—three times more than we thought

Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on ...

Spain planted millions of fast-growing eucalyptus trees for timber: Decades later, scientists say many have become "green deserts" where native birds and forest life s…

What was once seen as a smart way to boost Spain’s timber industry is now raising difficult environmental questions. Vast ...