It's easy to see why gorse is reviled on Oregon's south coast. The invasive European plant is hardy, fast growing and covered in inch-long spines that make thickets virtually impassible. It takes over ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The gorse bushes that have invaded many Scottish landscapes could produce enough ...

Invasive prickly plant is widely cleared in Scotland and has been used as animal fodder in the past The gorse bushes that have invaded many Scottish landscapes could produce enough protein to feed ...

DURING recent months, I have, like many, been looking for signs of transition from winter to spring, watching for the first snowdrops or wood anemones across the forest floor or our first swallow.

NEWTON'S OPTIC: Rupert: On tonight's BBC Newslinewe examine how the cuts have caused the worst gorse fires in Northern Ireland's history. Sophie: As you can see from this graph the number of gorse ...