An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

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The spread of species beyond their native habitat is a human-made environmental change on a global scale. Among vascular plants, over 16,000 species have now permanently settled in foreign countries.

Socotra Island has been called the most alien-looking place on Earth, and with good reason. Sitting off the coast of Yemen in the Arabian Sea, it’s home to plants and landscapes found nowhere else.

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