Spotted lanternflies, Japanese barberry, Oriental bittersweet – When plants and animals like these invade our environment, they can disrupt other organisms that are native to the region. But can we ...

Lauren Kinsman-Costello defines what it means when a species is non-native or invasive. Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Kent State University, defines what it ...

There are hundreds of invasive species in the United States, although the spotted lanternfly is the only one I know of that has ever had its own segment on Saturday Night Live. People are probably ...

Climate change is one of the top threats to vulnerable species around the world, driving widespread losses of plants and ...

When the Trump administration began freezing federal funding for climate and ecosystem research, one of the programs hit hard ...

Joro spiders are starting to spread across the East Coast. They are an invasive species that likely arrived in Altanta, Ga through shipping containers from eastern Asia. The city now has a large ...

The Department of Agriculture is seeking the public's help to destroy an invasive species that looks like spongy mud and is growing outdoors. With spring's official arrival, the agency says "smashing ...

A local Scout is doing his part to help stop the spread of invasive species with a new initiative in Grand Woods Park. The ...

THE MISSION is simple. Arrive on foreign soil, blend in and wait. Then, when the time is right, emerge from the shadows and take over. This procedure, familiar from spy fiction as the preserve of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. It was disturbing to read the comments of self-proclaimed pet expert Cathy Rosenthal claim that well-fed cats are less likely to ...