Digging up the secrets of a plant that senses, moves and digests without nerves, muscles or a stomach
The Venus flytrap has mystified biologists since the time of Charles Darwin. Any tiny critter unlucky enough to spring one of the carnivorous plant’s traps will find itself imprisoned in the blink of an eye. But how can a plant — which has no nerves or muscles — move so quickly? It turns out the Venus flytrap is a power plant, capable of generating electrical signals.
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New York City’s universities are turning kitchen scraps into compost
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The MTA contemplates using groundwater as a geothermal energy source
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Genetic evidence shows environment, not humans, killed off Arctic beasts
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Studies Show Childhood Vaccination Exemptions May Be Overused, Create Larger Public Health Problems
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Shifts in male body image may lead to lower self-esteem and more frequent supplement use
We don’t usually associate movement with size. Saying that “up” and “down” are big is nonsensical. A dimension is a dimension is a dimension. Right?
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