The genus Roridula has two species of insect-trapping shrubs commonly known as dewsticks or fly bushes. The leaves have sticky tentacles that trap insects, but unlike other carnivorous plants ...

Arguably the most striking of carnivorous plants, Nepenthes are known for their modified hollow ... Nepenthes rafflesiana is an excellent example of the dark and sophisticated deception that this ...

A new study has shed light on the diet of prehumans, the Australopithecus, remains of which were found in a cave in South Africa. It turns out that meat was very rarely, if ever, on the menu.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a non-governmental organization whose objective is to motivate and help nations all over the globe preserve their animal and plant ...

Thousands of carnivorous and rare tropical plants are hidden inside greenhouses on a dusty Hill Country road. For the first ...

It was over 5,000 years ago that the ancient Egyptians started bringing plants — most likely ferns and palm trees — indoors ...

Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.

Scientists have uncovered how sundews, Charles Darwin's favorite plant, become more carnivorous in certain habitats. Researchers from Loughborough and Gloucester universities found that they alter ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...