You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Even as some scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth, other researchers have been discovering new species ...

Robert May, a famed ecologist, posed a hypothetical question to the scientific community 15 years ago - if an alien spaceship landed on Earth, one of the first questions they would likely ask would be ...

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps of invasion risk for thousands of alien plant species under current ...

Even as some scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth, other researchers have been discovering new species on our own humble planet faster than ever before. From high up in the mountains to ...