While many dinosaurs were fearsome predators with razor-sharp teeth, others were peaceful herbivores munching on plants. We ...
Over millions of years, flowering plants have evolved complex relationships with animals, fungi and bacteria. This created ...
A new species of dinosaur, a long-clawed predator up to four metres long, has been discovered by a UCL-led team from a fossil ...
Three sharp horns and a large, shield-like frill.Along with Tyrannosaurus, the Triceratops is one of the most popular ...
Plants and animals can depend on each other in surprisingly specialized ways, creating some of nature’s most unusual ...
“Carnivory is primarily an adaptation for plants to get nutrients in low nutrient environments,” says Coogan. Carnivorous ...
Kayrasaurus changliensis, the largest therizinosaur from the Jehol Biota, sets an all-time tooth count record and displays a jaw opening unique among the group, suggesting four coexisting Early Cretac ...
In the corner of a garden covered in beautiful flowers and greenery, carnivorous plants quietly lie in wait for their prey. Their appearance deviates significantly from the common sense of the plant ...
Most people don’t want more insects in their homes, but Chloe Gomez has very particular mouths to feed. “If I don’t have a lot of gnats flying around the house,” said Gomez, 28, “I have to feed them ...
Most caterpillars eat leaves. The ones living in Hawaii's wet forests never got that memo, and their solution to island life upended everything entomologists thought they knew about one of nature's ...
In the world of carnivorous plants, Venus flytraps—with their showy, snapping reflexes—have long hogged the limelight. But plants have many creative bug-capture strategies, from slippery waxes to ...
Most people don’t want more insects in their homes, but Chloe Gomez has very particular mouths to feed. “If I don’t have a lot of gnats flying around the house,” said Gomez. “I have to feed them with ...