Triphyophyllum peltatum is an unusual plant that naturally grows in the West African tropics. It also produces compounds that could have important medical uses. Some research has indicated that ...

Carnivorous plants flip the rules of the food chain by trapping insects and small animals to extract valuable nutrients that the plants can't absorb from the soil. Not only does this alien-looking ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An unassuming herb found on the western coast of North America known ...

Sebastopol; Calif. -- The founder of California Carnivores plant nursey in Northern California started his garden of insect-eating plants as a passion project decades ago. Now, his passion has evolved ...

The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula is the most sophisticated of the carnivorous plants. Its traps snap shut in a fraction of a second, imprisoning prey in a cage of teeth that line the edges of the ...

Carnivorous plants have fed our imaginations since the dawn of our time. Charles Darwin called the most popular variety, the Venus flytrap, the “most wonderful plant on earth.” Even the film The ...

Scientists have discovered a carnivorous plant that grows prey-trapping contraptions underground, feeding off subterranean creatures such as worms, larvae and beetles.The newly found species of ...

When Peter D’Amato sold 11-year-old Damon Collingsworth his first carnivorous plant at a Sausalito flea market in summer 1989, their lives changed forever. For nearly a decade, Collingsworth followed ...

The carnivore diet has exploded in popularity since 2018, with thousands of people reporting dramatic transformations from eating exclusively animal products. What started as an extreme dietary ...

Botanists have discovered a new carnivorous plant in western North America. Triantha occidentalis makes its home in wetlands and bogs from Alaska to California and inland to Montana. In the summer, it ...