To avoid wasting digestive energy, the plant only seals shut after sensing certain prey movements.

The antimicrobial compounds ants excrete to defend themselves from pathogens may protect plants as well.

Trigger hairs on the lobes of the trap are tuned to respond to wriggling prey.

Microscopic plant remnants found near the bones indicate that the ancient humans practiced burying rituals, but the archaeological field is not in full agreement.

Evolution imbued ants with an agriculture strategy that optimizes food rewards.

Studies on various roadside layouts and species tend to yield different results for plants’ effectiveness at alleviating pollution.

Hunter-gatherers cooked and ate carb-rich rhizomes.

From bubbling plants to endangered whales, here are some amazing images from The Scientist in 2019.

Human activities may be affecting both narrow-ranged plants and widespread ones.