Presumed Extinct Funji-eating Fairy Lantern Plant Found Emerging Again in Japan

Medicine & Technology Feb 28, 2023

Scientists have spotted a fairy lantern plant that was presumed to be extinct for three decades. Read to learn more.

Wild Mistletoe: A Parasite Called a Kissing Plant for the Holidays But Named From Bird Poop

Dec 16, 2022

Mistletoe may hold a symbolic romantic holiday spirit when hung over a doorway, but this small parasitic plant is an unwelcome intruder in trees. Read the article to learn more about them.

Minishocks in Plants Due to Thunderstorms Can Affect Hydroxyl Radicals, Altering Air Quality

Oct 24, 2022

New research reveals that plant-based sparks released radicals that may affect air quality. Continue reading to know more about the study.

Aquatic Plants in Florida Springs Discovered to Have Viruses; How Dangerous Are These and What’s Causing Them?

Aug 19, 2022

Researchers studying aquatic plants are figuring out which viruses are in aquatic habitats and what they are doing there. Read to know more.

Plant Stress Caused By People, Animals, or Anything Using Oxygen Measured Using New Method

Aug 03, 2022

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.

Evolution of Ferns: New Study Reveals Growth, Reproduction, Drop of the Plant Species 35 Million Years Ago

Jul 27, 2022

Researchers investigated the genomic arrangement of tree ferns, revealing how the species grew, reproduced, and dRopped over millions of years. Read to know more.

Novel Way of Growing Plants in the Dark Uses Artificial Photosynthesis to Make Food Production More Efficient

Jun 27, 2022

A collaboration of scientists showed a way to cross one of the seemingly impossible barriers in convincing plants to grow in total darkness using artificial photosynthesis. Read the article to know the full details of the study.

Cambodia Ministry Warns Against Picking Carnivorous Penis Plant Flowers for Blogs; Pitcher Plants Already Vulnerable to Extinction

May 18, 2022

A carnivorous penis plant (Nepenthes bokorensis) in Cambodia is vulnerable to extinction, but women are picking it to feature in their video blogs. Read more to learn about pitcher plants.

Evolution of Carnivorous Plants: Here's How These Leafy Organisms Became Meat Lovers

Apr 19, 2022

Carnivorous plants are fascinating because of their unusual diet from most plants. Check out the evolution of their predatory ways in this article.

Flowers' Unseen Substance, A 'Bulls-Eye' for Pollinators: How Chemical Changes in Plants Help With Pollination

Apr 01, 2022

Flower unseen colors serve as a bulls-eye for insect pollinators, according to new research. Find out how the invisible substance contributes to pollination.

Venus Flytrap Plays Vital Role in Brain-Machine Interface Shown Using Artificial Neurons

Feb 24, 2022

Researchers have developed artificial neurons for more effective and more advanced brain implantation. Find out what important role Venus flytrap plays in this initiative of scientists to incorporate nature with technology.

Single Gene APETALA3-3 Contributes to the Sudden Evolutionary Change in Such Species

Feb 21, 2022

When Charles Darwin initially codified the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, he thought of the evolutionary change in flowers and plants as "gradual." He said they see nothing of these slow changes in progress.

Tequila Making Agave Plant Initiative Used For Mexican Long-Nosed Bat Preservation

Feb 19, 2022

Harvesting an agave for mescal production which includes tequila is not a major threat in northeastern Mexico, as it is in the western portion of the nation. A report specified though, as drought has strengthened to turn more often, the cattle which have customarily gazed on grasses and other native forage, have been forced to feed on agaves.

Beware: Toxic Parsnip-Like Plant Washed Up in Cumbria Beaches Can Kill Humans and Pets

Nov 03, 2021

Walkers along the Cumbria beaches are urged to avoid the toxic leaves and stems of the hemlock water dropwort, a parsnip-like plant with white flowers, because it can cause convulsions followed by sudden death.

Rare 'Penis Plant' Blooms for the First Time in the Netherlands, The First in Europe After 20 Years

Oct 29, 2021

A penis plant in the Leiden Hortus Botanicus in the Netherlands has flowered for the first time since 1997. It now stands taller than a human and reeks of decomposing flesh that looks like a phallus.