An 'annoying' alien-like insect is set to emerge from a 17-year slumber and wreak havoc across multiple US states this year ...

The natural world is filled with creatures so bizarre that they often look more extraterrestrial than earthly. Among them ...

An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species.

Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence ...

For most people, just being near a bug is grounds to flip out and reach for the nearest can of Raid. Or a flamethrower.