What flowers looked like 100 million years ago
Flowering plants with at least 300,000 species are by far the most diverse group of plants on Earth. They include almost all the species...
The new yellow sea snake assumes an unusual ambush posture
Carrying its petite frame and all-yellow skin, the recently scrutinized sea snake populations from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, already seem different enough to be...
Can Florida mosquitoes transmit new strains of painful chikungunya virus?
Researchers used a baseline comparison of infection and transmission rates of Florida mosquitoes to those from the Dominican Republic, a region associated with numerous...
Corpse flower set for first outdoor bloom
How does a giant, foul-smelling plant from the tropics fare in an outdoor garden in New York? We will soon find out.
How plant architectures mimic subway networks
3-D laser scanning has been used to understand how plants optimize their growth, explains a new report.
New bird that humans drove to extinction discovered in Azores
Inside the crater of a volcano on Graciosa Island in the Azores archipelago, in the Atlantic Ocean, an international team of researchers has discovered...
Lupin roots observed in the act of drinking
Lupins produce colourful blossoms and nutritious beans. Just how these plants draw water has now for the first time been observed in three dimensions...
How gene silencing works in plants
Scientists have recently published a study that means an advance in the knowledge of epigenetic regulation by means of Polycomb-group proteins in plants.
Dodder: A parasite involved in the plant alarm system
Parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta (dodder) not only deplete nutrients from their host plants, but also function as important 'information brokers' among neighboring...
New non-photosynthesizing plant species discovered on Ishigaki island, Japan
A new species of non-photosynthesizing parasitic plant has been discovered on the subtropical island of Ishigaki in Okinawa, Japan and named Sciaphila sugimotoi.
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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