Arguably the most striking of carnivorous plants, Nepenthes are known for their modified ... evolving to become a skilled hunter of the tropical rainforest. In doing so, they illustrate how ...

The carnivorous plant Venus Flytrap is one of the many ... mountains to rugged Pacific Ocean coastline to an old-growth rainforest. It is common to see herds of elk, bear, deer, mountain goats ...

Carnivorous plants are fascinating and seem to come from another world. They can eat insects, reptiles, and even small animals and are found in very different environments around the world ...

A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright ...

The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...

In Africa, the earliest evidence of human rainforest ... tropical rainforest. Made from quartz, they appear to have been chopping tools that humans may have used to dig up food or cut back plants ...

Heliconia plants are famed for their flowers, which come in a variety of vivid hues, including intense yellows, fiery oranges and rosy reds. Their reproductive structures are composed of waxy ...