More than 2,500 alien plant species could find suitable conditions in the Arctic, especially in northern Norway and Svalbard.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenceless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien ...

The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on ...

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 ...

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 ...