Scientists didn’t expect the carnivorous, eggplant-shaped pitchers to be sturdy enough to grow embedded in the soil.
From fruits to fur to fine art, many materials get their colors from compounds called pigments.
Pocket gophers air out and fertilize the soil in a way that amounts to simple farming, two researchers claim. But not everyone agrees.
Zinc levels in shark teeth hint that megalodons and great whites competed for food — and great whites won.
The newly discovered Thiomargarita magnifica is about the size of your eyelash and is surprisingly complex.
The octopus-inspired suckers on each fingertip grab and release objects on demand.
The tiny pumpkin toadlet tumbles when it jumps. Its ear canals may be too tiny to help the animal track its motion through the air.
Damaging the leaves boosts the plant’s chemical defenses — and their appeal to cats.
Mosquitoes repeatedly shaken to prevent slumber lagged behind well-rested ones when offered a leg to feed on.