
Plants
Could a plant ever eat a person?
For now, humans aren’t on the menu for carnivorous plants. But what would it take for one to consume a person?
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For now, humans aren’t on the menu for carnivorous plants. But what would it take for one to consume a person?
The global population hit this milestone on November 15, according to an estimate from the United Nations.
One gene drive to eliminate malaria seems to work in the lab. Now it’s time to ask local people if they want it released in the wild.
Amphibian deaths from a fungal disease may have led to more mosquitoes — and an increase in malaria cases in Costa Rica and Panama.
Parasitic worms eat blood and make people sick, but they may also help prevent or treat some diseases.
Parasites get a bad rap as disease-causing, unwelcome guests on other organisms. But parasites are also imperiled, and scientists don’t want to lose them.
Younger stormwater ponds can release more carbon in gases than they absorb, a study finds. That could aggravate global warming.
Fish fossils from North Dakota suggest when the Chicxulub asteroid devastated Earth, triggering the mass extinction of dinosaurs and other species.
Totally unexpected, it’s far, far larger than any other known community of nesting fish — fully one-third larger than the area of Washington, D.C.
Instead of warming the climate, methane gas can be collected to help farmers. Along the way, it may also save some fish.