Plants
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PlantsAncient flower blooms again
Scientists have found the fruit of an ancient plant that had been frozen underground in Siberia — a region covering central and eastern Russia — for about 31,800 years. Using pieces of the fruit, the scientists grew plants in a lab. The new blooms have delicate white petals. They are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep freeze.
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PlantsCarnivorous plants say ‘cheese’
It took high-speed cameras to reveal how the bladderwort gets lunch.
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PlantsThe man who rocked biology to its core
Two hundred years later, Charles Darwin's ideas still live on.
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AnimalsA ‘book’ on every living thing
The biggest encyclopedia ever, with an entry for every living species, is available now at a computer near you.
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PlantsFlytrap machine
Inspired by the Venus flytrap, scientists have invented a material that might improve human lives.
By Emily Sohn -
PlantsSeeds of the Future
Around the world, scientists are putting seeds to sleep for up to thousands of years.
By Bryn Nelson -
PlantsThe Book of Life
Work has begun on a Web site called the Encyclopedia of Life, which aims to catalog every species on Earth.
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PlantsA Giant Flower’s New Family
The world's largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant.
By Emily Sohn