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Why have carnivorous plants never grown big enough to eat humans ?
6-7-2025 |
10
Some 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
3-27-2024 | 20
Something seems to be buzzing nuclear power plants in India and nobody knows what it could be.
Brain implants: what are the ethical issues of wiring up our minds ?
2-16-2024 | 0
After Neuralink's recent announcement of a successful human trial, brain implants have become a topic of heated debate.
Head transplant surgeon now thinks brain transplants are feasible
1-17-2023 | 21
Sergio Canavero made headline news a few years ago after planning to perform a head transplant on a disabled patient.
Scientists succeed in growing plants in soil from the Moon
5-23-2022 | 7
The Moon may seem to be a desolate, dead place - but that doesn't mean that things can't grow in its soil under the right conditions.
Scientists create spinach that can send emails
VIDEO 2-3-2021 | 8
A recent experiment has produced spinach plants capable of sending information over a network.
Plants 'scream' when stressed out, study finds
12-8-2019 | 12
Scientists have discovered that plants emit ultrasonic 'squeals' when stressed due to drought or damage.
Biologists clash over plant consciousness
VIDEO 7-7-2019 | 27
For years, scientists have clashed over whether or not plants possess a form of conscious awareness.
Mystery mud appears on newly-formed island
VIDEO 2-5-2019 | 3
A 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?
11-1-2018 | 22
Scientist 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
4-18-2018 | 4
A new study has revealed that plants protect themselves from Sun damage by repairing their own DNA.
Brain implants could make telepathy a reality
4-2-2018 | 17
A 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
2-20-2018 | 0
It is believed that plants first arose on land 100 million years earlier than previous studies had suggested.
Glowing trees could replace street lights
VIDEO 12-16-2017 | 19
By embedding nanoparticles in leaves, scientists at MIT have created plants that glow in the dark.
Plants may need to sleep, just like we do
9-21-2017 | 6
A new study has suggested that sleep may actually be fundamental to all life, not just to animals.
What is the oldest living thing on Earth ?
6-12-2017 | 24
When it comes to extremely long-lived life forms, trees and plants beat animals hands down every time.
'Mystery gardener' plants trees after dark
3-24-2017 | 21
An unknown individual in Stevenage, UK has been planting trees on a town green under cover of darkness.
World's oldest plant fossil discovered
3-14-2017 | 0
The groundbreaking find pushes back the evolution of complex life forms by another 400 million years.
Bionic spinach is able to detect explosives
11-1-2016 | 2
Scientists have found a way to transform regular spinach plants in to highly effective bomb detectors.
Plants are very good at making decisions
VIDEO 7-4-2016 | 14
Despite not even having a brain, plants are actually quite adept at making important life choices.
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