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Why have carnivorous plants never grown big enough to eat humans ?
Jun 7, 2025Some plants have evolved the ability to trap and consume small animals, but their size has always been very limited.
Indian police officers report UFO sightings near nuclear power plants
Mar 27, 2024Something seems to be buzzing nuclear power plants in India and nobody knows what it could be.
Surgeons successfully conduct world's first whole-eye transplant
Nov 11, 2023Military veteran Aaron James had lost his eye and half of his face in a high-voltage electrical accident.
Head transplant surgeon now thinks brain transplants are feasible
Jan 17, 2023Sergio Canavero made headline news a few years ago after planning to perform a head transplant on a disabled patient.
Smuggler found with cacti strapped to her body
Feb 7, 2021A woman in New Zealand has been charged with attempting to smuggle hundreds of cacti into the country.
Scientists create spinach that can send emails
VIDEO Feb 3, 2021A recent experiment has produced spinach plants capable of sending information over a network.
Plants 'scream' when stressed out, study finds
Dec 8, 2019Scientists have discovered that plants emit ultrasonic 'squeals' when stressed due to drought or damage.
Biologists clash over plant consciousness
VIDEO Jul 7, 2019For years, scientists have clashed over whether or not plants possess a form of conscious awareness.
Mystery mud appears on newly-formed island
VIDEO Feb 5, 2019A Pacific island that rose from the sea around three years ago has already been colonized by plants and birds.
Can plants keep you alive in an airtight room?
Nov 1, 2018Scientist Kurtis Baute decided to see how long he could last in an airtight cube with only plants to supply oxygen.
Plants have a unique way of avoiding sunburn
Apr 18, 2018A new study has revealed that plants protect themselves from Sun damage by repairing their own DNA.
Brain implants could make telepathy a reality
Apr 2, 2018A leading surgeon believes that we will gain the ability to read each other's minds within as little as 20 years.
Land plants arrived much earlier than thought
Feb 20, 2018It is believed that plants first arose on land 100 million years earlier than previous studies had suggested.
Glowing trees could replace street lights
VIDEO Dec 16, 2017By embedding nanoparticles in leaves, scientists at MIT have created plants that glow in the dark.
Plant-eating dinosaurs sometimes ate crabs
Sep 24, 2017Fossilized droppings have revealed that some herbivorous dinosaurs occasionally snacked on seafood.
Plants may need to sleep, just like we do
Sep 21, 2017A new study has suggested that sleep may actually be fundamental to all life, not just to animals.
Eden Project UFO revealed as publicity stunt
Jul 25, 2017Videos and pictures of an alleged UFO over Cornwall have turned out to be part of a promotional exercise.
What is the oldest living thing on Earth ?
Jun 12, 2017When it comes to extremely long-lived life forms, trees and plants beat animals hands down every time.
'Thor' drills down 4.7km beneath Iceland
May 6, 2017A new experimental project is aiming to generate electricity by harnessing the power of volcanoes.
'Mystery gardener' plants trees after dark
Mar 24, 2017An unknown individual in Stevenage, UK has been planting trees on a town green under cover of darkness.
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