Earth has existed for more than 4 billion years, but plants have not always been around. At first, the Earth’s surface was mostly bare rock and dry soil, an environment not conducive to plant growth. Over time, however, that began… Read More
The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous flowering plant from North and South Carolina. There are only a few of these species in existence, all part of the family Droseraceae. Unlike most plants, Venus flytraps consume insects and spiders and have… Read More
In preparation for permanently putting humans on the moon, scientists at the University of Florida attempted to grow plants using lunar soil. The Artemis program, which began in 2017, is an effort to establish a human presence on the moon… Read More
A meadow under the sea? A newly discovered plant found in Australia can be described just like that. The Posidonia australis is a marine flowering seagrass that stretches for miles under the shallow western Australian waters. It is so massive… Read More
