How Pitcher Plants build a Slippery Surface
Recent study describes how carnivorous pitcher plants create their unique insect-trapping surface using common plant growth processes.
Recent study describes how carnivorous pitcher plants create their unique insect-trapping surface using common plant growth processes.
Hidden in the Catalan Pyrenees, mountain communities show us how deep plant connections can flourish.
Sharing protective ants among plants doesn't significantly affect plant defence against leaf-eating insects.
Tree seedlings with smaller vessels and stomata cope better with drought.
Mauritia flexuosa seeds can withstand extreme drought thanks to their unique water-retaining capacities.
Trapping trichomes in flowers play a crucial role in the pollination of a tropical plant by temporarily capturing insects.
Nitrogen-fixing plants are vanishing from temperate forests, not due to climate change, but because of human-caused nitrogen pollution.
Ancient Maya farming practices continue to influence tree species distribution centuries after their civilization's decline.
Plants may get help germinating from Little Owls.
A recent global study points out that plant responses to warming while rapid, become less intense with time.
Domatia are special plant structures that house beneficial insects and mites, providing protection in return for pest control.
Plant seeds stored long-term naturally evolve, but seed banks remain crucial for preserving crop diversity.
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