Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 19, 2021
This North American herb uses its glistening, reddish hairs to snare bugs.
This North American herb uses its glistening, reddish hairs to snare bugs.
Scientists showed that plants are much less passive than they seem by revealing the secret workings of their threat communication systems.
When plants on Earth search for nutrients and water, what drives their direction? Very simply, gravitational force helps them find the easiest path to the substances they need to grow and thrive. What happens if gravity is no longer part of the equation?
A pest that can infect plants from lavender to cherry trees is of real and growing concern in the UK, say experts.
Pretty good for not having a brain.
Imagine that instead of switching on a lamp when it gets dark, you could read by the light of a glowing plant on your desk.
Plants and brains are more alike than you might think,
Good news for future space farmers