Kochi: A team of multi-institutional researchers discovered a novel method for synthesising silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) ...

Thousands of carnivorous and rare tropical plants are hidden inside greenhouses on a dusty Hill Country road. For the first ...

One species of tropical pitcher plant is actually named after Sir David ... while the segmented stem is green and does the photosynthesising.” This is the smallest flowering plant in the world.

Perhaps the most recognisable among the three species at The Green Planet is the Venus flytrap ... shut as soon as it detects movement. Pitcher plants, on the other hand, are known for their ...

Carnivorous plants have developed a terrific array of weird and wonderful adaptations that help them flourish in nutrient-poor environments. Enter the world of predatory plants (if you dare) and ...

The pitcher plant Nepenthes x ventrata is gorgeous and popular with horticulturists, but it’s deadly for the insects that fall into the trap for which it is named. Yet the enzymes in the digestive ...