
Plants
This pitcher plant lures insects into underground deathtraps
Scientists didn’t expect the carnivorous, eggplant-shaped pitchers to be sturdy enough to grow embedded in the soil.
By Meghan Rosen
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Scientists didn’t expect the carnivorous, eggplant-shaped pitchers to be sturdy enough to grow embedded in the soil.
The two types of leaves grow at different heights in trees at dry versus wet areas. They may help redwoods adapt to climate change.
To protect crops against viruses in their home country of Taiwan, two teens invented a novel approach to fight blights.
Scientists estimated how many tree species are on Earth, an important step for forest conservation and protecting biodiversity.
Life as we know it depends on the coordination of structures inside cells — whether a living thing has only a single cell or trillions of them.
Emissions from cars and trucks make it harder for insects to find flowers. That in turn reduces flower visits and pollination, a new study finds.
When heat waves and droughts collide, water is precious. Some thirsty plants try to cool off by opening tiny pores — only to lose water even faster.
These foreign organisms hitchhike, spread widely and stir up trouble in native ecosystems.
This word refers to a feature of a living thing that helps it better survive in its environment — or the process of that feature evolving in a population.
Forest fungi are far more than mere mushrooms. They explore. They move nutrients and messages between plants. They can even help fight climate change.