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Jumping carp disrupt recreational boating and other water-based activities.

Chicago’s dirty water may be keeping invasive species at bay Chicago’s dirty water may be keeping invasive species at bay

By Lauren Leffer

A nearly 15-foot-long Burmese python devours a 77-pound deer in Florida.

Burmese pythons stretch their mouths even wider than we thought possible Burmese pythons stretch their mouths even wider than we thought possible

Peach blossom jellyfish

Invasive jellyfish ‘clones’ are spreading into Canada Invasive jellyfish ‘clones’ are spreading into Canada

Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, in water, Santa Clara Ranch, southern Texas, United States.

‘Chaos is the norm now:’ The blurry line between invasive and range-expanding species ‘Chaos is the norm now:’ The blurry line between invasive and range-expanding species

By Lauren Leffer

What’s going on with spotted lanternflies? What’s going on with spotted lanternflies?

By Lauren Leffer

Spotted lanternfly adult on leaf

This lanternfly-egg-hunting robot could mean fewer bugs to squish This lanternfly-egg-hunting robot could mean fewer bugs to squish

By Charlotte Hu

a large mass of jumping worms in a bucket is compared to a person's hand size

The jumping worm invasion may be less worrisome than it sounds The jumping worm invasion may be less worrisome than it sounds

A red ant against a white background

A killer fungus could help the US South fight back against insatiable ants A killer fungus could help the US South fight back against insatiable ants

By Philip Kiefer

Red and purple berries on a thorny green invasive shrub

Many Indigenous languages lack a word for ‘conservation.’ Here’s why. Many Indigenous languages lack a word for ‘conservation.’ Here’s why.

By Jessica Hernandez

a woman in a face mask and blue protective gloves holds up a black collection apparatus in the air in a densely forested environment. a sloth hangs from a tree nearby

Airborne animal DNA could help biologists track endangered species Airborne animal DNA could help biologists track endangered species

By Philip Kiefer

robot fish that mimics mosquitofish predator

Need to fight invasive fish? Just introduce a scary robot Need to fight invasive fish? Just introduce a scary robot

By Charlotte Hu

a cow with a blue ribbon

Inside the cutthroat world of competitive meat judging Inside the cutthroat world of competitive meat judging

By Popular Science Team

Periwinkles in a saucepan next to a small plate of bread and a glass of cider from an invasives-species menu at Juniper Bar and Restaurant in Burlington, Vermont

Welcome to invasivorism, the boldest solution to ethical eating yet Welcome to invasivorism, the boldest solution to ethical eating yet

By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

A brown wasp with long antennae on a tree trunk.

To help stop voracious tree-killing beetles, send in the Russian wasps To help stop voracious tree-killing beetles, send in the Russian wasps

By Philip Kiefer

The government is raising an army of parasitic wasps to fight invasive beetles

The government is raising an army of parasitic wasps to fight invasive beetles The government is raising an army of parasitic wasps to fight invasive beetles

By Kristine Grayson/The Conversation

Green snake on a log

A guide to all the places with no snakes A guide to all the places with no snakes

By Sara Chodosh

A person wearing a baseball cap and tan jacket holds a pair of green, silver, and yellow pruning shears up to a tree branch, read to cut.

Humans have become the biggest selection force in evolution Humans have become the biggest selection force in evolution

By Lauren Leffer

a woman on her side clutching her stomach as if in pain against a green background

Viagra could have been a groundbreaking cure for period cramps Viagra could have been a groundbreaking cure for period cramps

By Popular Science Team

A quarter of new invasive species were spotted by everyday citizen-scientists

A quarter of new invasive species were spotted by everyday citizen-scientists A quarter of new invasive species were spotted by everyday citizen-scientists

By Shaena Montanari

Hawadax Island in Alaska

How scientists helped Alaska’s “Rat Island” shake off its namesake rodents How scientists helped Alaska’s “Rat Island” shake off its namesake rodents

By Ellie Shechet