Admiring the “Poison Queen” Flower of Vietnam
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 ...
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Renaming Over 200 Plant Species with Racially Discriminatory Names
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 ...
Plants turn out to be more intelligent than we thought
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 ...
AI Supports the Earth’s Loneliest Plant Species in Search of a “Mate”
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. ...
Exploring the World’s Tallest Monocot Plant
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 ...
While strolling, the couple encountered a strange sight never seen before
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 ...
350-Million-Year-Old Tree Fossil Evidence of Plant Evolution
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 ...
Experts reveal how difficult it is for “living fossils” of plants to reproduce naturally
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 ...
Plants Evolving Towards Self-Pollination
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 ...
The Fastest Plants in the World
Contrary to common belief, plants are not always stationary and can act very quickly, with times measured in milliseconds.Growth RatePreviously, bamboo was considered the fastest-growing plant in the world. The ...
