ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEScientists reveal the slender pitcher plant's mechanism in trapping insects using the spring at the back of the pitcher wall. Continue reading to know more about the latest discovery of the Nepenthes gracilis species.
An approach to gauge stress in plants was discovered. This comes at a time when plants experience stressors from anything that uses oxygen. Read to know more.
Researchers used The Weed Zapper tractor attachment to electrocute different weed types commonly present in soybean crops. Read to learn about the new method.
“We’ve lost 95 percent of old-growth redwoods,” the park officials said, following an announcement that the world’s tallest tree is off-limits. Read to know more.
Researchers hypothesize that the sound produced by tarsiers could be an equivalent to peacock's tail. Continue reading to know if both male and female can produce a coloratura.
Chile authorities are investigating if the giant sinkhole found in Chile is a natural formation or a result of mining done in the area. Read to know more.
The Myanmar state media announced that a rare white elephant was born in the western Rakhine state last month. Check out this auspicious creature in this article.
Researchers present surprising details about how whales developed eyes that can see in the dark deep ocean, which links to swift evolutionary adaptation.
A snorkeler encountered a "very scary" experience when a shark bit him while swimming off the coast of Cornwall. Continue reading to know what happened.
Archaeologists stumbled upon the ghost footprints in the Great Salt Lake Desert that only becomes visible after the rain and vanish when it dries. Read the article for the full story.
Some plants turned extinct because of climate change, while others experienced extinction because of deforestation. Read to know more about fruit extinction.
Scientists created a synthesis route in which fish scales removed from fish waste after cleaning are turned into carbo nano-onions or CNOs. Read to know more.
The human-made climate change humans presently deal with will possibly take place over a much shorter period compared to the previous extinction occurrences.