IAS is an acronym that is popping up more regularly and is in the news at present both nationally and internationally.

Numerous gardeners described purchasing plants that they later learned were invasive and harmful to the environment.

After weeks of relentless rain and widespread flooding, many homeowners are only just beginning to assess the damage. But ...

Moths. Japanese knotweed. Ladybirds. Nightmare neighbours. Murder. All have been grounds for complaint after a buyer ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, ...

Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient tree, a giant manta ray, a bright blue butterfly and a fairy lantern, to name a few.

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on Earth. Now celebrated as the father of modern taxonomy, he developed the ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, came into force 50 years ago and remains one of the most effective international conservation agreements.