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These dogs are trained to sniff out an invasive insect—and they’re shockingly good at it

Imagine if your dog’s favorite game — sniffing out treats or toys — could help protect America’s vineyards, orchards, and…

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This invasive frog can fit baby turtles inside its mouth

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Listening to frogs croak at night…

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Invasive salmon, clams and seaweed are next threats to biodiversity in Britain

Pink salmon, Purple Asian clams, marine invertebrates that form spaghetti-like colonies and a nematode worm that causes extensive deaths of…

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Texas aims to legalize hunting invasive sheep from helicopters

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Texas lawmakers have introduced a new bill intended to help the state’s ongoing fight…

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Invasive weed threatens Southern California’s deserts

Once thought resistant to invasion, regional deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. New research…

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Cannibal tadpoles help Australia fight invasive species

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Genetically modified, cannibal tadpoles may be the solution to Australia’s nearly century-old invasive cane…

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Vicious invasive ants form gigantic supercolonies

The next time you’re outside, look down. Odds are, you might spot one of Earth’s estimated 20 quadrillion ants scurrying…

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US Fish and Wildlife is begging you to eat more invasive marsh rodents

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is asking Americans to step up as conservationists and make a meal out of…

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Where do invasive species spread and why? Researchers take a novel approach to find the answer

Science tells us invasive species — like the spotted tilapia — are always on the move, making it difficult for…

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DNA barcodes and citizen science images map spread of biocontrol agent for control of major invasive shrub

New CABI-led research using publicly-shared DNA barcodes and citizen science images have provided new evidence on the establishment and spread…

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