Discover the astonishing world of plants that mimic animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and Venus flytraps trapping insects to pitcher plants luring prey with deceptive scents, these ...

Jan. 6, 2025 — 2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new ...

Plants, often perceived as passive, exhibit surprising adaptations mirroring animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and parasitic witchweed to heat-generating skunk cabbage and deceptive ...

Motherhood is entirely possible at the age 74—for some birds at least. A Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) named ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog ...

More than one-third of all animals on earth, from beetles to cows and elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low-calorie food source, so it can be challenging for animals to consume ...

Growing plants from seeds rather than from nursery starts has many advantages and can be an awe-inspiring experience. By ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. Embryo production through the union of egg and sperm is a fundamental system for the birth of progeny in animals and plants. Flowering plants perform ...

Some plants have evolved amazing behaviors that mimic those of animals, blurring the line between the plant and animal kingdoms. These extraordinary plants respond to their environment in ways ...

More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, subsist on plant-based diets. Since plants are typically low in calories, herbivorous creatures can already find it ...