Most plants rely on sunlight and soil nutrients to survive, but some have evolved a much more unusual strategy. Carnivorous ...

Q: Many insects are visiting my pollinator garden that look like yellow-orange versions of a firefly. Some of the petals are missing on those flowers. How do I keep them from chewing my plants? A: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cape sundew is a carnivorous plant found in South Africa. The plant’s leaves are covered in tiny red tentacles called ...

World Bog Day was celebrated around the world on July 23. I celebrated by hiking to an Alaskan bog, or muskeg, as they are colloquially known. This particular bog surrounded a small lake that was ...

The reasoning behind these rules makes sense once you know the unique natural history of carnivorous plants. Although the most well-known carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap, is native only to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hummingbird gets ready to drink out of the petals of a red flower. - Webguzs/Getty Images There are dozens of striking flowers ...

Marigolds are gorgeous, pollinator-attracting plants with a strong aroma that can also deter certain annoying pests from your ...

Think plants are just ‘nice’? You haven’t met this cabinet of devious, clever and plain murderous botanical curiosities ...