Invasive Species News

By Sarah Parsons | Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:16 AM ET

A public park in Long Island is using goats as an eco-friendly alternative to chemical weed killers. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Water hyacinth, an invasive free-floating weed, can be made into textiles, helping communities whose weed-choked waterways have curtailed livelihoods. Read More

More like this in: Malaria, Indonesia, Textiles, Philippines

By John Casey | Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:42 PM ET

Money will enhance academic research infrastructure in areas of science and engineering. Read More

More like this in: Climate change, Hawaii, Kansas, biodiversity, National Science Foundation, Maine, Sustainable Development, South Dakota, Mississippi State University

By Jimmy Langman | Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:00 PM ET

The rarest species on the planet may finally father more of his giant tortoise breed. Read More

More like this in: National Park, Islands, Charles Darwin, Ecuador, Madagascar

By Jimmy Langman | Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:00 AM ET

Efforts to restore damaged ecosystems are now thankfully in the fast lane. Read More

More like this in: Barack Obama, Sierra Club, Science, NASA, Florida, Environmental Protection Agency, Christian Science Monitor, Everglades, David Brower