Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, southern Californians have been encouraged for years to rip out water-guzzling lawns. They have also been urged to forgo non-native, ...
Invasive species are non-native species that have been introduced to an ecosystem and have established there causing ecological damage. The study of invasive species involves questions about the ...
A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...
Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...
Eucalyptus is a genus that holds over 700 species of flowering plants. With the exception of several shrubs, most eucalyptus species are trees. Characterized by smooth, hard, and fibrous bark and ...