BUFFALO, N.Y. — Possessing more than two complete sets of chromosomes can be a hindrance to long-term survival of a plant lineage, yet scientists are also finding evidence it’s likely behind some ...

The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula is the most sophisticated of the carnivorous plants. Its traps snap shut in a fraction of a second, imprisoning prey in a cage of teeth that line the edges of the ...

The slender pitcher plant of South-East Asia has a leafy lid that acts like a springboard, launching prey into a deep cavity filled with digestive juices. Now, scientists have figured out how this ...

Scientists have uncovered the deadly workings of a carnivorous plant. Scientists at the University of Bristol have uncovered the deadly workings of a carnivorous plant. In the steaming jungles of ...

Genlisea, or the “corkscrew” carnivorous plant, doesn’t wait above ground to hunt. Here’s how it traps tiny prey right beneath your feet.

Carnivorous plants consume other living creatures for their food. Learn facts about growing Venus flytraps, pitcher plants ...

Scientists sequenced the genome of the East Asian pitcher plant, Nepenthes gracilis, a species of carnivorous plant related to Venus flytraps, as well as sundews, beets and spinach. Possessing more ...