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Over 37,000 so-called alien species have been transported due to human activities around the world.

'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like

Invasive alien species are spreading around the world at “unprecedented and increasing rates”, according to a new report from the IPBES.

A new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services presents major findings on the gravity of impacts from invasive alien species on our planet. UH Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Martín Nuñez played a critical role on the research team.

Invasive species destroy forests, ravage crops and cause extinctions – making them a growing global threat.

More than 37,000 alien species have been introduced by many human activities to regions and biomes around the world.

Invasive pests are increasingly getting out of hand -- and we're paying the price.

Exhaustive IPBES report reveals that invasive species cost the economy hundreds of billions of dollars. Plus, India’s space mission to study the Sun and how to write a great grant application. Scientists are racing to understand why the Amazon has started to release carbon. Plus, brain-reading devices allow people with paralysis to talk using their thoughts and India lands on the Moon.

The costs of invasive species have quadrupled every decade since 1970, according to the UN.