A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenseless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien species—or "monster plants"—around us show we should never ...

The Monster Arts Project’s 2024 run will conclude on Nov. 3, and its final weekend will coincide with Easthampton’s citywide Art Walk and Eastwork’s Open Studios.

Giant Hogweed, a monster plant that looks like Queen Anne’s Lace — but is more akin to the man-eating-plant Audrey II from “Little Shop of Horrors” — is spreading in New York state, with ...

One of these monster plants is Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera). Often, invasive alien plants grow faster and bigger because they don’t have to compete with their natural enemies from ...