Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss. In Europe, there are over 6,000 exotic terrestrial plants, more than 4,000 non-native terrestrial animals, and over a ...
An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.
A paper describing the research into the prehistoric species—known as Othniophyton elongatum, which translates to "alien plant"—has been published in the journal Annals of Botany. Pictured is ...