Tag: plants

The Poison Queen or Wolf's Bane are nicknames for the Aconitum flower, which contains deadly toxins that can paralyze muscles, disrupt heart rhythms, and cause death in humans.The Aconitum flower ...

After many years of debate, botanists have voted to rename over 200 species of plants, fungi, and algae with names associated with racism. This is the first time such a ...

New research shows that Goldenrod plants exhibit a form of intelligence by adjusting their responses to herbivorous animals through the recognition of neighboring plants and environmental signals. This challenges traditional ...

If you feel guilty about relying on technology to improve your love life, rest assured that at least you’re not using drones and artificial intelligence (AI) to find a partner. ...

The giant, bizarre palm species with straight, towering trunks reaching an astonishing height of 50 meters can only be found in Colombia.Growing in the humid montane forests on the eastern ...

During a picnic trip, a couple from South Carolina, USA, was extremely alarmed to discover a peculiar plant swaying violently.Jason Freeman and his wife were walking near their hotel when ...

A rare fossilized plant has been preserved with leaves that exhibit a structure unlike any known plant species, providing evidence of the evolution of plant life.New research reveals that this ...

In nature, some plant species are dubbed "living fossils" due to their astonishingly long lifespans.The Natural Reproduction Issues of "Living Fossil" PlantsSeeds are the key to plant reproduction. They contain ...

According to results published in the journal New Phytologist, scientists at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Montpellier have discovered that flowering plant species ...

Giant tropical rainforest plants, tiny fungi, and wild coffee are among the 300 species newly described by botanists in the UK in 2009.   The newly discovered species include (from ...